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The Battle of Frigidus: Theodosius I's Triumph (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2026)
Today's historical events:
Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later.
Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world.
The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the…
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