Ricimer's Triumph: Fall of Western Rome (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Ricimer's Triumph: Fall of Western Rome (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones October 16, 2024 Duration: 10:55
A Daily Dose of History (16 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire. Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire. Abd ar-Rahman III becomes the eighth Emir of Córdoba. King Otto I defeats a Slavic revolt in what is now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Council of Vienne convenes for the first time. Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman.[citation needed] Prince Gesualdo of Venosa murders his wife and her lover.[citation needed] Mathematician William Whiston's predicted comet fails to strike the Earth. American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England. The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles. French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed. War of the First Coalition: French victory at the Battle of Wattignies forces Austria to raise the siege of Maubeuge. War of the Third Coalition: Napoleon surrounds the Austrian army at Ulm. The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon in the three-day Battle of Leipzig. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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