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Valentinian III: Troubled Reign & Fall of Western Rome (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Jul 2023)
Today's historical events:
Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome.
Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.
King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is…
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