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Crossing of the Rhine: Fall of Rome's Beginning (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (31 Dec 2024)
Today's historical events:
Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul.
Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year.
Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are driven back to Reading (East Anglia); many Danes are killed.
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Henry V, in Ingelheim.
The Lý dynasty of Vietnam ends after 216 years by…
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