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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 1:05 pm
by deer of the dawn
Current post count for February is 455. In the year 455, Rome was sacked for the second time.
Wikipedia wrote:The sack of 455 was the second of three sacks of Rome; it was conducted by the Vandals, who were then at war with the usurping Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus.
In the 440s, the Vandal king Genseric and the Roman Emperor Valentinian III, had betrothed their children, Huneric and Eudocia,[1] to strengthen their alliance, reached in 442 with a peace treaty (the marriage was delayed as Eudocia was too young). In 455 Valentinian was killed, and Petronius Maximus rose to the throne. Petronius married Valentinian's widow, Licinia Eudoxia, and had his son Palladius marry Eudocia; in this way Petronius was to strengthen his bond with the Theodosian dynasty. This move, however, damaged Genseric's ambitions. The king of the Vandals claimed that the broken betrothal between Huneric and Eudocia was an invalidation of his peace treaty with Valentinian, and set sail to attack Rome.
Before approaching the city the Vandals knocked down all of the city's aqueducts. Upon the Vandal arrival, according to the chronicler Prosper of Aquitaine, Pope Leo I requested that Genseric not destroy the ancient city nor murder its inhabitants. Genseric agreed and the gates of Rome were thrown open to him and his men. Maximus, who fled rather than fight the Vandal warlord, was killed by a Roman mob outside the city,[2] possibly together with his son Palladius.
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:40 pm
by ussusimiel
1212: In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the
Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese prose.
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:29 pm
by Sorus
1891 - Nikola Tesla invents the Tesla coil.
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:44 pm
by ussusimiel
1922 - January 7 - Dail Eireann, the parliment of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes.
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:45 pm
by Cord Hurn
In the year 1935, on February 28, a Viking ship grave (the Ladby ship) was discovered in Denmark.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 2:21 pm
by ussusimiel
956 - September/October - A Bysantine fleet under Basil Hexamilites deals a crushing defeat on the fleet of Tarsus.
(I think I may change my name to Basil Hexamilites by deed poll
)
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:16 am
by Cord Hurn
The current monthly post count is 1071.
In the year 1071, the Battle of Manzikert occurred: The Byzantine Empire loses to an army of Seljuq Turks led by Alp Arslan. Byzantine civil war resulted in Turkish conquest of Anatolia.
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:17 am
by Cord Hurn
Cord Hurn wrote:The current monthly post count is 1071.
In the year 1071, the Battle of Manzikert occurred: The Byzantine Empire lost to an army of Seljuq Turks led by Alp Arslan. Byzantine civil war resulted in Turkish conquest of Anatolia.
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 12:30 pm
by ussusimiel
1101: Crusade of 1101: Second wave of European crusaders attempt to cross Anatolia to reach the Kingdom of Jerusalem. They are heavily defeated by the Seljuq troops of Kilij Arslan I at Heraclea Cybistra and just a handful of knights manage to reach Palestine.
(Looks like those Seljuqs were fairly fierce!)
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:55 am
by Cord Hurn
1816: The Year Without A Summer.
Unseasonable cold following a normal spring causes widespread crop failures in Europe and North America. BRRRR!!!
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 7:02 pm
by ussusimiel
641 - Aega, Mayor of the Palace and regent, alongside of queen mother Nanthild of Neustria and Burgundy, dies during the reign of king Clovis II. He is replaced by Erchinoald, a relative of Dagobert I's mother. (Great names, it must be easy picking names as a fantasy writer, all you have to do is go back a 1000 years and read the history
Or else you could just call one of you major characters Kevin.)
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 12:05 pm
by ussusimiel
393 - Theodosius I abolishes the Greek Olympic Games, ending a thousand years of festivals, as part of the general Christian policy to establish universal Christian worship in accordance with the doctrines set forth in the Nicene Creed.
(Those feckin' Catholics, at it again!
)
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 4:32 pm
by aTOMiC
1854 The paddle steamer SS Arctic sank after a collision with SS Vesta 50 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:42 pm
by Sorus
1127 - Estimation: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Kaifeng, capital of China.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:06 pm
by aTOMiC
1159 - In the Roman Catholic Church, cardinals are given the right to elect the Pope. Prior to this, the pope has been elected by the clergy and congregation of the church.
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:35 am
by Sorus
1622 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:24 pm
by aTOMiC
78 - Emperor Kadphises of the Kushan Empire sends a delegation to Rome, to seek support against the Parthians
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:09 am
by Sorus
501 - The Maya are peaking in economic prosperity. The civilization at Teotihuacan begins to decline and its people are migrating to the greatest Mayan city, Tikal, bringing with them ideas about weaponry and new ritual practices.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:31 pm
by aTOMiC
545 - King Khosrau I signs a five year truce with the Byzantine Empire, but war continues to ravage the Caucasus region, especially in Armenia.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:11 am
by Sorus
1066 - Halley's Comet reaches perihelion. Its appearance is subsequently recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry.