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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

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

Events Before

  1. 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

  2. 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)

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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 After

  1. 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…

  2. Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion

    Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion

  3. Pact of Quierzy: Pope Stephen II and Pepin de Korte, King of France confirm support of previous peace treaties between R

    Pact of Quierzy: Pope Stephen II and Pepin de Korte, King of France confirm support of previous peace treaties between Romans and Lombards, and lay groundwork for establishment of the Papal States

  4. Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum

    Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum

  5. Pope Stephen II re-annoints Pepin de Korte (the Short) as King of France

    Pope Stephen II re-annoints Pepin de Korte (the Short) as King of France

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