June 5
70 Titus and his Roman legions breached the
middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem.
Showing posts with label Siege of Jerusalem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Siege of Jerusalem. Show all posts
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
History Trivia - Siege of Jerusalem
May 30
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breached the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish wars financed the construction of the Flavian Amphitheater, which took ten years to build.
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breached the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish wars financed the construction of the Flavian Amphitheater, which took ten years to build.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
History Trivia - Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour
May 30,
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breached the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish wars financed the construction of the Flavian Amphitheater, which took ten years to build.
1536 King Henry VIII of England married Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
1593 Leading Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a pub brawl in Deptford.
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breached the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish wars financed the construction of the Flavian Amphitheater, which took ten years to build.
1536 King Henry VIII of England married Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
1593 Leading Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a pub brawl in Deptford.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
History Trivia - Siege of Jerusalem
May 10
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, opened a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacked the city's Third Wall to the northwest.
238 Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, was murdered.
1291 Scottish nobles recognized the authority of Edward I of England.
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, opened a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacked the city's Third Wall to the northwest.
238 Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, was murdered.
1291 Scottish nobles recognized the authority of Edward I of England.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
History Trivia - the fortress of Masada falls
April 14
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, surrounded the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions.
73 after two years of defending the fortress of Masada, the Jews committed mass suicide rather than surrender to the Roman Tenth Legion.
1471 In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker) at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl was killed and Edward IV resumed the throne.
70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, surrounded the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions.
73 after two years of defending the fortress of Masada, the Jews committed mass suicide rather than surrender to the Roman Tenth Legion.
1471 In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker) at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl was killed and Edward IV resumed the throne.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
History Trivia - Norse nobleman Rollo captures and burns Chartres.
July 20
356 BC Alexander the Great was born.
70 First Jewish-Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem -Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, stormed the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army was drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
911 Norman incursions: Norse nobleman Rollo captured and burnt Chartres.
1304 Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle – King Edward I of England took the stronghold using the WarWolf (siege engine).
1304 Petrarch (Francisco Petracco) the Italian poet, scholar, and humanist was born.
1398 Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England died.
1553 British Government leader John Dudley was captured in Cambridge and later executed for treason for his part in putting Lady Jane Grey on the throne after the death of King Edward VI.
356 BC Alexander the Great was born.
70 First Jewish-Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem -Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, stormed the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army was drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
911 Norman incursions: Norse nobleman Rollo captured and burnt Chartres.
1304 Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle – King Edward I of England took the stronghold using the WarWolf (siege engine).
1304 Petrarch (Francisco Petracco) the Italian poet, scholar, and humanist was born.
1398 Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England died.
1553 British Government leader John Dudley was captured in Cambridge and later executed for treason for his part in putting Lady Jane Grey on the throne after the death of King Edward VI.
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