Rome's Deadly Power Struggle: July 29, 238 (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
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- July 29, 2026
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- Aug 19, 2026
Discusses A Daily Dose of History (29 Jul 2026) Today's historical events: The Praetorian Guard storm the pala…
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A Daily Dose of History (29 Jul 2026) Today's historical events: The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor, the sixth emperor of the year. Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12. Sack of Thess…
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A Daily Dose of History (29 Jul 2026) Today's historical events: The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor, the sixth emperor of the year. Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12. Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder i