Today In 217: Macrinus Became Emperor
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View ArticleToday In AD 69: Otho Died
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View ArticleToday in 1666: The Great Fire of London Started
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View ArticleHollande Offers «un droit d'asile» For Art
The video of that section of the speech is here:VIDEO - Hollande instaure un droit d'asile pour l'artAnd the AFP coverage here:Hollande va instaurer "un droit d'asile" pour les oeuvres d'art menacees...
View ArticleRIP Harry Hyams
Harry Hyams was buried this morning at Willesden. He'd been looking forward to his obituaries. Sadly, most are riddled with mistakes - although he would be amused to be sharing a page with Madame...
View ArticleToday In AD 37: Nero Born
Although in popular culture Nero is blamed for killing Christians in the arena, to Jews he was a good friend.The Talmud in tractate Gittin 56a-b records that Nero believed that God wanted the Temple...
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