April 10, 401 — The Byzantine emperor Theodosius II was born (d. July 28, 450). He reigned between the years 408–450 and remained in history for the promulgation of the Theodosian code of laws, as well as for the construction of the Theodosian walls in Constantinople. …

April 9, 585 BC — Emperor Jimmu died, considered by Japanese tradition to be the first founding emperor of the imperial house of Japan. April 9, 193 — Septimius Severus (b. 146-d. 211), is proclaimed emperor at Carnuntum by the legions from the Danube, upon the news of the assassination…

April 8, 563 BC — Buddhists celebrate the traditional birthday of Gautama Siddharta, who later founded the Buddhist religion. April 8, 217 — The Roman emperor Caracalla, (211–217) (b. 186), is assassinated and succeeded to the throne by the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard Marcus Opellius Macrinus. April 8, 1139…

April 7, 451 — An army of Huns led by Attila conquers the fortress of Metz and attacks other cities in Gaul. April 7, 529 — The first appearance of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the fundamental legal work of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. April 7, 611 — Mayan king…

April 6, 46 BC — In the Battle of Thapsus (in present-day Tunisia), the republican forces led by Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) were defeated by the forces of Julius Caesar. April 6, 402 — The Battle of Pollentia took place between the Romans and…

Each of us gets to know people…people who may only exist in our lives for a short time, while others…maybe succeed in contributing to the beautiful story of our lives. Regardless of what happens to these people, we must we have in mind the fact that there is only one…

April 5, 582 — Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople, died; (b. 512). April 5, 823 — Lothar I is crowned king of Italy by Pope Pascal I. Lothar I (795-September 29, 855) was emperor of the Roman-German Empire between 817–855, (which he co-governed with his father his until 840). Lothar was…

April 4, 188 — Caracalla was born, Roman emperor of the Severus dynasty from 211 to 217; (d. April 8, 217). April 4, 397 — Saint Ambrose, theologian and archbishop of the city of Milan (b. ca. 338), died. He was one of the four Fathers of the Western Church…

April 3, 503 BC — The Roman consul Publius Postumius Tubertus was celebrated with ovations for a victory in the war with the Sabines. It was the first time that this honor was granted to a leader of the Romanian Republic. …