Battle of Antioch: Elagabalus vs Macrinus (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

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This episode covers the Battle of Antioch and various significant historical events that occurred on June 8th throughout history.

A Daily Dose of History (08 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces as he heads for Rome. Vikings raid the abbey at Lindisfarne in Northumbria, commonly accepted as the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles. Edward the Confessor becomes King of England - the country's penultimate Anglo-Saxon king. Richard I arrives in Acre, beginning the Third Crusade. Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain. Alexander Fordyce flees to France to avoid debt repayment, triggering the credit crisis of 1772 in the British Empire and the Dutch Republic. American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières. Laki, a volcano in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills over 9,000 people and starts a seven-year famine. James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress. Maximilien Robespierre inaugurates the French…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amalia Dupray, Montgomery Jones

Topics covered

• historical battles
• ancient history
• European history
• crusades
• revolutions
• volcanic eruptions

Keywords

• Battle of Antioch
• Elagabalus
• Macrinus
• Attila
• Edward the Confessor
• Third Crusade
• French Revolution
• Laki eruption
• American Civil War

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Italy, Northumbria, Acre, Portugal, France, Norfolk Island

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