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Vespasian's Rise: A Turning Point in Ancient Rome (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Dec 2023)
Today's historical events:
Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs.
Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history.
Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong.
Three weeks after the death of King Henry I of England, Stephen of Blois claims the throne and is privately crowned…
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