Vesuvius Eruption
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Vesuvius Eruption: Pompeii's Catastrophe (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
- Published
- August 23, 2026
- Duration
- 9:52
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 13, 2026
Discusses A Daily Dose of History (23 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on …
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A Daily Dose of History (23 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops. Siege of Jerusalem: The city's citadel, the Tower of David, surrenders to Khw…
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A Daily Dose of History (23 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops. Siege of Jerusalem: The city's citadel, the Tower of David, surrenders to Khwarezmian Empire. The Battle of Tagliacozzo marks the fall of the Hohenstaufen family from the Imperial and Sicilian thrones, and leading to the