Maya city of Piedras Negras celebrates military triumph over nearby settlement of Pomona (as depicted in Stela 12 Piedras Negras) [1]
Maya city of Piedras Negras celebrates military triumph over nearby settlement of Pomona (as depicted in Stela 12 Piedra
Maya city of Piedras Negras celebrates military triumph over nearby settlement of Pomona (as depicted in Stela 12 Piedras Negras) [1]
Events Before
Asturian queen Adosinda was put in the monastery of San Juan de Pravia, where she lived out the rest of her life, to pre
Asturian queen Adosinda was put in the monastery of San Juan de Pravia, where she lived out the rest of her life, to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.
Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother Al-Hadi
Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rashīd, or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Hārūn al-Rashīd, was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning...
Second Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor in present-day İznik, Turkey
Second Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor in present-day İznik, Turkey
Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconoclastic cult at Nicaea
Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconoclastic cult at Nicaea
Events After
Vikings in longships from modern-day Norway plunder St. Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island off the northeast coa
Vikings in longships from modern-day Norway plunder St. Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island off the northeast coast of England, capturing and killing monks
Japanese Emperor Kanmu relocates the capital from Nara to Heian-kyo (now Kyoto)
Heian-kyō (平安京; lit. 'peaceful/tranquil capital') was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the de jure capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1869.
Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
Leo III is elected to serve as Pope on the day his predecessor was buried and is consecrated the following day
Leo III is elected to serve as Pope on the day his predecessor was buried and is consecrated the following day
Leo III begins his reign as Pope after his election the previous day
Leo III begins his reign as Pope after his election the previous day
More from the 790s
Vikings in longships from modern-day Norway plunder St. Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island off the northeast coa
Vikings in longships from modern-day Norway plunder St. Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island off the northeast coast of England, capturing and killing monks
Japanese Emperor Kanmu relocates the capital from Nara to Heian-kyo (now Kyoto)
Heian-kyō (平安京; lit. 'peaceful/tranquil capital') was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the de jure capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1869.
Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto
Leo III is elected to serve as Pope on the day his predecessor was buried and is consecrated the following day
Leo III is elected to serve as Pope on the day his predecessor was buried and is consecrated the following day
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