Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
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Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to…
Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty
Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus
The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences
The Roman Senate passes a motion proclaiming Septimius Severus emperor, awards divine honours to Pertinax, and sentences
Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171)
Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171)
Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus celebrate a triumph in Rome for the successful completion of their war…
Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws…
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem
The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls,…
First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The…
Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of…
Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho commits suicide