Maxentius: Rise, Rule, and Fall in Roman History (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
October 28, 20237m 1s
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A Daily Dose of History (28 Oct 2023)
Today's historical events:
- Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.
- Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.
- Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.
- Christian I is crowned king of Denmark.
- Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.
- Second Ottoman-Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.
- Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean.
- Abyssinian-Adal war: The Adal Sultanate seizes southern Ethiopia.
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