it's happened on November 3 1493: Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
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Sunday, November 03, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
October 29 312: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Milvian Bridge
October 29 312: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Milvian Bridge
Monday, October 28, 2013
October 28 312: Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius,
it's happened on October 28 312: Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor.
October 28 97: Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor
October 28 97: Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor
Saturday, October 12, 2013
October 12 1492: Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in The Bahama
October 12 1492: Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached India.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
September 29 61 BC: Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph
September 29 61 BC: Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates on his 45th birthday
Saturday, September 14, 2013
September 14 81: Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire
it's happened on September 14 81: Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
September 3 590: Consecration of Pope Gregory I
it's happened on September 3 590: Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).
September 3 301: San Marino is founded
September 3 301: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
August 27 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days
it's happened on August 27 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
Monday, August 26, 2013
August 26 1498: Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the PietÃ
it's happened on August 26 1498: Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà .
Sunday, August 25, 2013
August 25 1609: Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers
it's happened on August 25 1609: Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
August 24 455: The Vandals begin to plunder Rome
August 24 455: The Vandals, led by king Genseric, begin to plunder Rome.
August 24 410: The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome
it's happened on August 24 410: The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.
Friday, August 23, 2013
August 23 79: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring
it's happened on August 23 79: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Pompei closes to its end.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
August 22 476: Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troops
it's happened on August 22 476: Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troops. Western Roman Empire ends.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Pompey built the first permanent Roman stone theater
Aug 11: in ancient Rome, in 55 B.C., Pompey built the first permanent Roman stone theater. http://zite.to/1eG4bWa
Friday, August 09, 2013
August 9 1483: Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome
it's happened on August 9 1483: Opening of the Sistine Chapel in Rome with the celebration of a Mass.
August 9 1173: Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa
August 9 1173: Construction of the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take 200 yrs
August 9 48 BC: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
August 9 48 BC: Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus – Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt
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