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AncientPages.com - On September 18, 53 AD, Roman Emperor Trajan was born in Spain. He was the Second of five good emperors and a member of a very

AncientPages.com - On September 16, 307, died Severus II, a Western Roman Emperor from 306 to 307. After failing to besiege Rome, he fled to Ravenna. Historians believe that

AncientPages.com - On September 14, 1763, the Battle of Devil's Hole, also known as the Devil's Hole Massacre, was fought near Niagara Gorge in present-day New York state. The

AncientPages.com - On September 12, 490 BC, the Battle of Marathon was fought on the plain of Marathon. The battle between the Athenians and the Persians is one of history's

AncientPages.com - On September 10, 1547, the Battle of Pinkie was fought on the banks of the River Esk. In this battle, the Scots were defeated by the

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Siberia have found a grave containing a 4,500-year-old skeleton of a noblewoman. This intriguing ancient skeleton belongs to a woman who was a member

AncientPages.com - On September 8, 1775, the Uprising of the Priests, also known as the Maltese Rebellion took place. Maltese clergy led it against the Order of Saint John, who

AncientPages.com - On Sep 6, 1522, one of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships–the Vittoria–finally arrived at Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, thus completing the world's first circumnavigation. Discovery of the

AncientPages.com - A highly controversial theory put forward by a Professor suggests ancient Egyptians were founders of Chinese civilization. This may sound very odd and surprising to many because

AncientPages.com - On September 4, 476, Emperor Romulus Augustus (461 - 476 AD) who ruled over the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer, the Germanic warlord.   Romulus

AncientPages.com - On September 3, 36 BC, the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, near Messina, Sicily, met in the naval Battle of Naulochus.

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Stele of the Vultures is a Sumerian historical and literary work dated to the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). Also known

AncientPages.com - On 31 August 12 AD, Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) was born. Caligula was the Roman Emperor (37–41 AD). Still, there are few surviving sources

AncientPages.com  - The Solar Storm, known as the Carrington Event, lasted from August 28 to September 2, 1859. During this period, numerous sunspots were observed on the Sun.

AncientPages.com - On the afternoon of August 26, 1883, Krakatoa erupted 1883 in one of the most powerful natural eruptions in recent time. Krakatoa is an island volcano