07-22-2010, 06:24 AM
On this day (well, yesterday at the moment of posting)... :wink:
On this day in 356 BC the temple of Artemis in Ephesos, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed. Considered by Antipater of Sidon as one of the 'Seven Wonders of the World', it was built over a period of 120 years and set on fire by one Herostratus, who apparently wanted to become famous. He succeeded. Of course the temple was rebuilt and again destroyed in 267 (or 268) AD by the Goths. Final destruction came in 401 AD, when a mob led by St. John Chrysostom tore it down. The stones were used in construction of other buildings, some of the columns ending up in the Hagia Sophia.
On that very same day in 356 BC, Alexander the Great was born.
On this day 285 AD the Tetrachy was born, as the emperor Diocletian appointed Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.
On this day in 365 AD, a tsunami hit Alexandria, killing probably 50.000 inside and outside the city.
On this day in 356 BC the temple of Artemis in Ephesos, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed. Considered by Antipater of Sidon as one of the 'Seven Wonders of the World', it was built over a period of 120 years and set on fire by one Herostratus, who apparently wanted to become famous. He succeeded. Of course the temple was rebuilt and again destroyed in 267 (or 268) AD by the Goths. Final destruction came in 401 AD, when a mob led by St. John Chrysostom tore it down. The stones were used in construction of other buildings, some of the columns ending up in the Hagia Sophia.
On that very same day in 356 BC, Alexander the Great was born.
On this day 285 AD the Tetrachy was born, as the emperor Diocletian appointed Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler.
On this day in 365 AD, a tsunami hit Alexandria, killing probably 50.000 inside and outside the city.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
