Roman Empire's Political Turmoil: Galla Placidia's Influence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Roman Empire's Political Turmoil: Galla Placidia's Influence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones July 2, 2025 Duration: 8:38
A Daily Dose of History (02 Jul 2025) Today's historical events: Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome. Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an. Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army. King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is succeeded by his son Otto I, who becomes the ruler of East Francia. The Byzantine army proclaims Nikephoros II Phokas Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea. The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain. Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia. Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola. Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz. 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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