History Trivia

January 10, 49 BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon without disbanding his army, which signaled the start of civil war in Rome. 69 Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus was appointed by Galba to deputy Roman Emperor. 236 Pope Fabian succeeded Anterus as the twentieth pope of Rome. 1072 Robert Guiscard conquered Palermo. 1475 Stephen III of Moldavia defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui. 1645 Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.