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Vesuvius Eruption: Pompeii's Catastrophe (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Aug 2026)
Today's historical events:
Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops.
Siege of Jerusalem: The city's citadel, the Tower of David, surrenders to Khwarezmian Empire.
The Battle of Tagliacozzo marks the fall of the Hohenstaufen family from the Imperial and Sicilian thrones, and leading to the new chapter of Angevin domination in Southern Italy.
Sir William Wallace is executed for high…
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