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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]

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

Events Before

  1. Maya city of Dos Pilas attacks and conquers the larger and older city of Seibal

    Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala.

  2. Commemoration of a new ceremonial ballcourt at the significant Maya city of Copán under reign of one of its most importa

    Commemoration of a new ceremonial ballcourt at the significant Maya city of Copán under reign of one of its most important rulers 18 Rabbit (modern Honduras)

  3. Maya ruler 18 Rabbit of Copán is captured and beheaded by his former vassal Cauac Sky ruler of the nearby city of Quirig

    Maya ruler 18 Rabbit of Copán is captured and beheaded by his former vassal Cauac Sky ruler of the nearby city of Quiriguá

  4. Smoke Monkey ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Copán, after the capture and killing of his predecessor 18 Rabbit

    Smoke Monkey ascends to the throne of the Maya city of Copán, after the capture and killing of his predecessor 18 Rabbit by rival city Quirigua

  5. An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing damage to city walls and buildings

    An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing damage to city walls and buildings

Events After

  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

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

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