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13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned

13th October 2022
Tagged as: Ancient Rome, Assassination, Caligula, Claudius, Murder, Nero, Poison, Roman Empire, Rome

Ancient sources state that the Emperor Claudius as poisoned, although who administered the poison – and on whose orders – continues to be fiercely debated by scholars.

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9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

9th June 2022
Tagged as: Galba, Nero, Roman Empire, Rome, Senate

Nero, the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, committed suicide.

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13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned

9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

22nd September 1776: Nathan Hale hanged by the British for spying for the Continental Army during the American Revolution

21st September 1931: Britain abandons the gold standard after Parliament passes the Gold Standard (Amendment) Act

20th September 1973: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match

19th September 1870: The Siege of Paris began during the Franco-Prussian War when the city was encircled by forces of the North German Confederation

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

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