A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
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- StandardSummaries onlyPope Eusebius: Martyrdom in 309 AD (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
Published Aug 17, 2026
Pope EusebiusA Daily Dose of History (17 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike. Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping. Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a