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Christianisation of Poland - Polish ruler Mieszko I and his court baptized

Christianisation of Poland - Polish ruler Mieszko I and his court baptized

Christianisation of Poland - Polish ruler Mieszko I and his court baptized

Events Before

  1. Under future Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo and recover the tattered tunic of J

    Under future Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo and recover the tattered tunic of John the Baptist during the Arab–Byzantine wars

  2. Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor

    Pope John XII (Latin: Ioannes XII; c. 930/937 – 14 May 964), born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964.

  3. The imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea

    The imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea

  4. Leo VIII elected Pope

    Pope Leo VIII (915 – 1 March 965) was a Roman prelate who claimed the Holy See from 963 until 964 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V and again from 23 June 964 to his death.

  5. John XIII Crescentii is elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII

    Pope John XIII (Latin: Ioannes XIII; ca. 930 – 6 September 972) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 October 965 to his death.

Events After

  1. John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor

    John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor

  2. Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria)

    Antioch on the Orontes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, romanized: Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou, pronounced [anti.ó.kʰeː.a]) was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC.

  3. Johannes I Tzimisces crowned Emperor of Byzantium

    Johannes I Tzimisces crowned Emperor of Byzantium

  4. War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops forcing the Southern H

    War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops forcing the Southern Han state to submit to the Song Dynasty. First regular war elephant corps in the Chinese army.

  5. According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible st

    According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and 40 nights

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