587 – Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir. 936 – Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor…
587 – Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir. 936 – Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor…
25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus…
43 BC Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed 1161 – Battle of Caishi: A…
571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. 885 – Siege of Paris: Viking forces sail…
380 – Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. 1227 – Polish Prince Leszek the White is assassinated at an assembly of…
534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. 1174 – Saladin enters Damascus, and adds it to…
498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.…
164 BC – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the…
284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe,…
461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militumRicimer. 636 –…