QUOTE OF THE DAY

Mathos exploits a weakness in Hannibal’ defenses and launches an attack against his army, capturing Hannibal and several other high ranking Carthaginians. The mercenaries then crucify the captured Carthaginian leaders.

238 AD, Carthage, By place

TODAY IN

1112

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona and Douce I, Countess of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.

BIRTH TODAY IN

1677

Jan Santini Aichel

Czech architect designed the Karlova Koruna Chateau (d. 1723)