Wednesday, September 13, 2006
This Day in Ancient History (twofer)
On this day in 509 BC, during the annual solemn festival in his honor, the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (Jupiter the best and biggest), is dedicated on the Capitoline Hill. Only the foundations remain today.
Also on this day but in 81 AD, the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known to us merely as Titus, who destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem, dies young at age 41 and is succeeded by his brother, Titus Flavius Domitianus, whom we know as Domitian. He is 30 and reigns for 15 years.
Also on this day but in 81 AD, the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known to us merely as Titus, who destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem, dies young at age 41 and is succeeded by his brother, Titus Flavius Domitianus, whom we know as Domitian. He is 30 and reigns for 15 years.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:51 AM 
