Events 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians militarily but guarantee them freedom to openly practice Christianity. 1573 – The… Read More

Events 567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. 1644 – Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China… Read More

Events 1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1567 – Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards murder five incarcerated Swedish nobles. 1607 – One hundred English settlers disembark in Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. 1626 – Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. 1667 – The French Royal Army crosses the border… Read More

Events 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne. 1568 – Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years’ War. 1609 – Official ratification… Read More

Events 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt. 1176 – The Hashshashin (Assassins) attempt to assassinate Saladin near Aleppo. 1200 – King John of England and King Philip II of France sign the Treaty of Le Goulet. 1254 – Serbian King Stefan Uroš I and the Republic of Venice sign… Read More

Events 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege. 1403 – Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss… Read More

Events 685 – The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated. 794 – While visiting the royal Mercian court at Sutton Walls with a view to marrying princess Ælfthryth, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia is taken… Read More