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Betar's Fall: Crushing Jewish Rebellion (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Aug 2023)
Today's historical events:
Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the Bar Kokhba revolt.
Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
Byzantine-Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish…
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