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Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil, known as Smoke Shell, ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Copán

Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil, known as Smoke Shell, ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Copán

Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil, known as Smoke Shell, ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Copán

Events Before

  1. St Zachary selected as Catholic Pope to succeed Gregory III [or Dec 5]

    St Zachary selected as Catholic Pope to succeed Gregory III [or Dec 5]

  2. The Roman Council at Estinnes decrees that Christian slaves may not be owned by Jews, fearing that the slaves may conver

    The Roman Council at Estinnes decrees that Christian slaves may not be owned by Jews, fearing that the slaves may convert to Judaism

  3. Maya King of Tikal, Yik'in Chan K'awiil, besieges rival city of Naranjo, taking its king Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak prisoner (

    Maya King of Tikal, Yik'in Chan K'awiil, besieges rival city of Naranjo, taking its king Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak prisoner (depicted Stela 5 Tikal)

  4. Dedication of the Mat House / public meeting house at the Maya City of Copán under ruler Smoke Monkey

    Dedication of the Mat House / public meeting house at the Maya City of Copán under ruler Smoke Monkey

  5. BC Epoch (origin) of Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era

    Nabû-nāṣir was the king of Babylon from 747 to 734 BC. He deposed a foreign Chaldean usurper named Nabu-shuma-ishkun, bringing native rule back to Babylon after twenty-three years of Chaldean rule.

Events After

  1. BC According to mythology, Romulus, the first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over th

    BC According to mythology, Romulus, the first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over the Caeninenses following the Rape of the Sabine Women

  2. Pope-elect Stephen is selected to succeed Zacharias as Catholic Pope only to die of a stroke two days later

    Pope-elect Stephen is selected to succeed Zacharias as Catholic Pope only to die of a stroke two days later

  3. Stephen II is selected Catholic Pope after the death of Pope-elect Stephen

    Pope Zachary (Latin: Zacharias; 679 – March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 28 November 741 to his death in March 752. He was the last pope of the Byzantine Papacy.

  4. BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date)

    In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of…

  5. Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion

    Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion

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