Caligula: Rise and Fall (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Mar 18, 2025 · 10m

A Daily Dose of History (18 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor.

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.

First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city.

Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.

Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of the Romans.

Valletta is made the capital city of Malta…