History Trivia - Ethelred of Wessex beats the Danish invasion army

December 31

192 The Roman emperor Commodus, whose brutal reign ended 90 years of peaceful prosperity, was assassinated.

406 Van

dals, Alans and Suebians crossed the Rhine, which began an invasion of Gaul.

535 Byzantine General Belisarius completed the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the year.

870 Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beat the Danish invasion army.