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#OnThisDay in 405, Arcadius and Honorius decree that only Trinitarian worship is to be allowed, with all memory of Manicahaeanism and Donatism to be forgotten (CTh XVI.5.38)

#OnThisDay in 405, Arcadius and Honorius issued a decree against 're-baptisers', confiscating their property and disallowing them from making wills or keeping slaves. The target of this law (CTh XVI.6.3-5) was likely the Donatists

The feast of the Abitinian Martyrs, a group of 49 Chrisitans martyred in Africa during the Great Persecution, is celebrated #OnThisDay

A day after the anniversary of his death, Happy 1984th Birthday to Britannicus, born #OnThisDay in 41!

RT @ClassicalAssoc1: Check out "Excavations at Erimi-Pitharka in Late Bronze Age Cyprus" @Eventbrite

RT @haiku_history: Son of Claudius Killed by Nero's poisoner? Or epilepsy?

RT @haiku_history: Killed by an army Gordian, third of his name Persians or Philip?

RT @haiku_history: A turbulent reign Empire won, lost, won, and lost Valiant failure?

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NEW: When a dynasty dies out and you need a new emperor in the Byzantine era, who you gonna call? A Constantine most likely...

After a reign dealing with the Lombards and perhaps some early Iconoclasm, Pope Gregory II died #OnThisDay in 731

The Anglican feast of Caedmon, the earliest English poet (7th century) whose name is known, is celebrated #OnThisDay

The feast of Gobnait, who fled her home in Clare to become established at Móin Mór in Cork in the 6th century, is celebrated #OnThisDay

#OnThisDay in 371, Valentinian and Valens decreed that actors who had received the sacraments whilst ill could not return to the theatre if they recovered (CTh XV.7.1)