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September 7
Events Pre-1600 * 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. *1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen. *1191 – Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. *1228 – Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. *1303 – Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France. *1571 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. 1601–1900 *1620 – The town of Kokkola ( sv, Karleby) is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. *1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded in North America. *1652 – Around 15,000 Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AD 70
AD 70 (Roman numerals, LXX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Titus (or, less frequently, year 823 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 70 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus, Caesar Vespasian (the future Emperor Titus) become Roman consuls. * Panic strikes Ancient Rome, Rome as adverse winds delay grain shipments from Africa (Roman province), Africa and Egypt (Roman province), Egypt, producing a bread shortage. Ships laden with wheat from North Africa sail 300 miles to Rome's port of Ostia Antica, Ostia in 3 days, and the 1,000 mile voyage from Alexandria averages 13 days. The vessels often carry 1,000 tons each to provide the city with the 8,000 tons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |