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August 2, 2012
History Trivia
On August 2
338 BC A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
216 BC Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – The Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal and his elephants defeated a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro, killing 60,000.
47 BC Julius Caesar said "veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered) after defeating Pharnaces, King of Pontus (northeast Turkey).
924 Aelfweard of Wessex, second son of Edward the Elder (son and heir of Alfred the Great) died.
1100 William II (Rufus) was killed by an arrow shot by Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Forest.
338 BC A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
216 BC Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – The Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal and his elephants defeated a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro, killing 60,000.
47 BC Julius Caesar said "veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered) after defeating Pharnaces, King of Pontus (northeast Turkey).
924 Aelfweard of Wessex, second son of Edward the Elder (son and heir of Alfred the Great) died.
1100 William II (Rufus) was killed by an arrow shot by Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Forest.
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History Trivia
On August 1
30 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus) entered Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
10 BC Claudius I, Emperor of Rome AD 41-54 was born. He built Rome's harbor at Ostia and conquered parts of England and Thrace (the Balkins).
69 Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolted under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
126 Publius Helvius Pertinax, Emperor of Rome for less than one year in 193 was born.
527 Justinian I became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
902 Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, was captured by the Aghlabid army.
1096 The crusaders under Peter the Hermit reached Constantinople.
1137 Louis VI, the Fat, King of France died of dysentery.
1203 Isaac II Angelus, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declared his son Alexius IV Angelus co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.
1740 "Rule Britannia," which was written by Thomas Arne, was performed for the first time.
30 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus) entered Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
10 BC Claudius I, Emperor of Rome AD 41-54 was born. He built Rome's harbor at Ostia and conquered parts of England and Thrace (the Balkins).
69 Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolted under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
126 Publius Helvius Pertinax, Emperor of Rome for less than one year in 193 was born.
527 Justinian I became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
902 Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, was captured by the Aghlabid army.
1096 The crusaders under Peter the Hermit reached Constantinople.
1137 Louis VI, the Fat, King of France died of dysentery.
1203 Isaac II Angelus, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declared his son Alexius IV Angelus co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.
1740 "Rule Britannia," which was written by Thomas Arne, was performed for the first time.
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History Trivia
On July 31
30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieved a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserted, leading to his suicide.
432 Saint Sixtus III was elected Roman Catholic pope. His papacy is associated with a great building expansion in Rome; Santa Maria Maggiore was built during his reign.
781 The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781).
1009 Pope Sergius IV became the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII.
1201 Byzantine noble John Komnenos, nicknamed "the Fat" attempted to usurp the imperial throne from Alexios III Angelos in a short-lived coup in Constantinople. He was captured and executed when the coup was suppressed.
1423 Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant – the French army was defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne.
1556 St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, died.
30 BC Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieved a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserted, leading to his suicide.
432 Saint Sixtus III was elected Roman Catholic pope. His papacy is associated with a great building expansion in Rome; Santa Maria Maggiore was built during his reign.
781 The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781).
1009 Pope Sergius IV became the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII.
1201 Byzantine noble John Komnenos, nicknamed "the Fat" attempted to usurp the imperial throne from Alexios III Angelos in a short-lived coup in Constantinople. He was captured and executed when the coup was suppressed.
1423 Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant – the French army was defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne.
1556 St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, died.
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