Antipope John XXIII made the Medici Bank the official bank of the Papacy.
10th December 1799: France adopts the metric system for weights and measures
10th December 2017
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with the 13th Legion during his march on Rome that led to the Roman Civil War.
The Saturnalia festival was dedicated to Roman god, Saturn.
The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day mass.
On the 13th October AD 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, supposedly after being poisoned.
Octavian defeated the combined forces of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.
The 24th August AD 79 is traditionally believed to have been the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Nero, the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, committed suicide.
On the 21st April 753 BC, the ancient city of Rome was founded.
Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica, one of Catholicism’s most sacred buildings.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017