History Trivia - Christian Roman emperor Constantius II closes all pagan temples.

February 19

197 Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeated usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.

 356 The Christian Roman emperor Constantius II issued a decree closing all pagan temples.

607 Boniface III was elected Pope.

1408 The revolt of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, against King Henry IV, ended with his defeat and death at Bramham Moor.

1473 Nicolau Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy, was born.