August 10 612 BCE: Sinsharishkun, King of the Assyrian Empire was killed and his capital city of Nineveh was destroyed. This is the same Assyria...
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This Day, June 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 17 397: Roman Emperors Arcadius and Honorius issue the following order "The governors must be informed that, upon receipt of this notice,...
This Day, April 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 11 145: Birthdate of Septimius Severus, the “Roman emperor, who according to the Virtual Jewish Library Lucious Septimus Severus treated...
This Day, June 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 8 66 CE: Jewish insurgent forces captured the fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem. This battle marked the outbreak of the Jewish revolt against...
This Day, February 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 26 11 BCE: According to some sources, the day on which Herod dedicates the renovated Holy Temple in Jerusalem. According to Heinrich...
This Day, May 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin
May 14 1141: As he journeyed towards Jerusalem, Yehuda Halevi set sail for Palestine today from Alexandria, Egypt. According to legend, Halevi was...
This Day, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 9 193: Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum. Severus is the first emperor to ban proselytizing by Jews. ...
This Day, April 14, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 14 69: Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne and becomes the third Emperor in what is known as the...
This Day, May 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 22 334 BCE: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. This was the first step of...