23 September – On this day
Gaius Octavius Thurinus who would become the first emperor of Rome known as Augustus was born. Continue reading “63 BC – Augustus born”
19 September – On this day
Titus Fulvus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, one of the five good emperors was born on this day. He received the name Pius because after Hadrian’s death he forced the Senate to deify his predecessor. Continue reading “AD 86 Antoninus Pius born”
18 September – On this day
Nerva was an interesting choice of emperor, an aged senator it seems likely that he was chosen to take over as his life expectancy wasn’t long Continue reading “AD 96 Nerva becomes emperor”
18 September – On this day
The battle of Chrysopolis took place near Chalcedon between two Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Continue reading “AD 324 Constantine carries the day at Chrysopolis”
18 September – On this day
Titus Flavius Caesar Domitianus Augustus was assassinated by court officials. Continue reading “AD 96 Domitian assassinated”
18 September – On this day
The future emperor Trajan was born in Spain and became the first emperor born in the provinces, he was destined to become one of what is known as the five good emperors. Continue reading “AD 53 Trajan born”
15 September – On this day
Astrid Proll one of the most wanted members of the Baader-Meinhof gang was arrested in London, Continue reading “1978 – Baader-Meinhof suspect arrested in London”
15 September – On this day
The emperor Constans II was assassinated while taking a bath. Continue reading “AD 668 – The Eastern Emperor Constans II assassinated”
12 September – On this day
The battle of Marathon took place during the first Persian invasion in 490 BC. Continue reading “490 BC – The Battle of Marathon”
9 September – On this day
One of the most significant losses Rome ever suffered occurred in the Teutoburg forest during the reign of Rome’s first emperor Augustus. Continue reading “AD 9 – Varian Disaster”
7 September – On this day
Prize-winning Bulgarian author and BBC broadcaster Georgi Markov, was stabbed in the back of the leg with an umbrella gun injecting a Ricin pellet while walking across the Waterloo bridge in London. Continue reading “1978 – Georgi Markov assassinated”
7 September – On this day
The last Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) died in the Hobart Zoo. Continue reading “1936 – Last Tasmanian Tiger Dies”
7 September – On this day
Before he became the emperor of Rome Vespasian had been appointed to subdue the Jewish rebellion against the emperor Nero and had begun campaigning in AD 66. Continue reading “AD 70 – Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem”
4 September – On this day
Romulus Augustulus, the 16 year old last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was forced to abdicate Continue reading “AD 476 – The Western Roman Empire Falls”
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