Tag: History and Funfacts
History of August 24
49 BC - Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under PubliusAttiusVarus...
History of August 18
293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded, starting the institution of VinaliaRustica.
1201 - The city of Riga is founded.
1289...
History of August 17
682 - St Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1180 - Yoritomo Minamoto leads uprising against Kiyomori Taira who installed his grandson, Emperor...
