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Showing posts with label Constantinople. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Constantinople. Show all posts
Monday, June 27, 2016

History Trivia - St. Agatho elected Pope

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June 27 678 St Agatho began his reign as Catholic Pope. The great event of this pontificate was the Sixth General Council, the Third of ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

History Trivia - Eudocia Athenais marriea Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II

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June 7 421 Eudocia Athenais married Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II who constructed a series of defensive walls that surrounded and prot...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

History Trivia - Constantinople dedicated new capital of Roman Empire

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May 11   330 Constantinople was dedicated as the new capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great
Sunday, March 13, 2016

History Trivia - Felix III becomes Pope

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March 13 483 Felix III became pope.   He repudiated the Henoticon, a deed of union originating with Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople ...
Monday, October 5, 2015

History Trivia - Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' fleet takes Constantinople

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October 5  610 Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' fleet took Constantinople. He was responsible for introducing Greek as the Eastern Em...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

History Trivia - Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces

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July 25 864 The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald ordered defensive measures against the Vikings. 1261 The city of Constantinop...
Friday, July 17, 2015

History Trivia - Militiae Evangelicae formed

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July 17  924 King Edward the Elder of England died. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court wa...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

History Trivia - Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople

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June 18  860 Swedish Vikings attacked Constantinople. 1178 Proposed time of origin of the lunar crater Giordano Bruno - five Cant...
Sunday, June 7, 2015

History Trivia - Rotterdam Netherlands founded

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June 7, 421 Eudocia Athenais married Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II who constructed a series of defensive walls that surrounded and p...
Monday, May 11, 2015

History Trivia - John Knox ignites the Scottish Reformation

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May 11 330 Constantinople was dedicated as the new capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great. 482 Just...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

History Trivia - 'Union Jack' created by royal decree

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April 12 238 Gordian II lost the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and was killed. Gordian I, hi...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

History Trivia - The Hagia Sophia dedicated

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December 27 537 The Hagia Sophia (Church of the Holy Wisdom of God), one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, was d...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

History Trivia - second dedication of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

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December 24 563 The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquak...
Monday, November 24, 2014

History Trivia - Battle of Solway Moss: The English army defeats the Scots

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November 24  380 Theodosius I made his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. 1429 Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieged La ...
Friday, November 7, 2014

History Trivia - The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople

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November 7 680, The Sixth Ecumenical Council commenced in Constantinople. 1492 The Ensisheim Meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a ...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

History Trivia - Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' fleet takes Constantinople

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October 5, 610 Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' fleet took Constantinople. He was responsible for introducing Greek as the Eastern Empir...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

History Trivia - Macbeth was performed at the Great Hall at Hampton Court

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August 7  322 BC Battle of Crannon: Macedonian forces of Antipater and Craterus and rebellious Greek forces led by the Athenians, was th...