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Nero's Marriage to Octavia: A Political Move Gone Wrong (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Jun 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia.
Nero commits suicide, after quoting Vergil's Aeneid, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors.
Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse.
Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard.
Duccio's Maestà, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in Siena Cathedral in…
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