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Hadrian's Grand Entrance: A New Era in Rome (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Jul 2023)
Today's historical events:
Hadrian, who became emperor a year ago on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.
The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer in Fustat in the name of Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, thereby symbolically completing the Fatimid conquest of Egypt.
The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing…
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