August 5th 1 – In 70 AD fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem were extinguished. Only the western wall, known
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August 4th 1 – In 1327 during the first war of Scottish Independence, James Douglas led a raid into Weardale and almost killed Edward III
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On this day, August 3rd 881 – the battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, Louis III of France defeats the Vikings; an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
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On this day August 2nd 1 – In 47 BC – Caesar defeated Pharnaces at Zela in Syria and declares, “veni, vidi, vici” (I came,
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On this day August 1st 1 – In 30 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus) entered Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the