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Tragic End of Agrippa Postumus: Roman Politics Unveiled (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Aug 2026)
Today's historical events:
Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards under mysterious circumstances while in exile.
Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of the Levant away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia.
Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army.
Canonization of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen and his son Saint Emeric celebrated…
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