Tag Archives: Romans

April 8, 1513

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 8, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed at what is now called St. Augustine, Florida and claimed all of Florida for Spain. How’d he do this you ask? He stood on the land, planted a flag and yelled ‘DIBS’. The native people already there asked him what he was doing and … Continue reading →

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April 5, 33 CE

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 5, 33 CE, the first zombie apocalypse was purported to have occurred in Jerusalem. On this date the Bible states in Matthew 27:51-53, that there was an earthquake that woke the dead and they rose up and walked about the holy city. The anonymous author of Matthew claimed these zombies were seen by … Continue reading →

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July 25, 326 AD

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 326 AD, Roman Emperor Constantine refused to carry out the traditional pagan sacrifices. This is believed to be due to Constantine’s personal aversion to the blood of the animals, which revolted him. He did not stop any of the other religious rites, such as those that honored Venus, as … Continue reading →

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June 26, 1997

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that made it illegal to distribute indecent material on the ‘Internet’ and once again, the ‘Porn’ flowed like water through the internet, although it had never really stopped as Porn has been the most downloaded and … Continue reading →

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June 1, 193 AD

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 193 AD, the Roman emperor, Marcus Didius, was murdered in his palace. This was not an uncommon occurrence and all new Roman emperors were notified that there was a 78% likelihood of being murdered while emperor as one of the risks of the job. Amazingly, very few prospective emperors … Continue reading →

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May 26, 17 AD

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 17 AD, in a bit of historical serendipity, Germanicus of Rome celebrated his victory over the Germans. You’d have thought those early Germans would have noticed his name and forseen the outcome and would have negotiated a peaceful surrender.

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January 1, 404 AD

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 404 AD, the last gladiator competition was held in Rome. As the gladiators became more and more expensive to train and maintain, the lanistas refused to allow their money-makers to be put to death during the fights and started requiring the fights to be used with blunted weapons. The … Continue reading →

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September 13, 122 CE

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Joel Byers

On THIS DATE IN TWISTED-HISTORY!  in 122 AD, the Roman occupiers of England began building Hadrian’s Wall, a walled fortification that separated Southern England from the wild, crazed barbarians that lived in the north (i.e., the Scots). Unbeknownst to the Brits and the rules and regulation loving overlords (the Romans), the Scots liked the ideal … Continue reading →

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