Caligula's Rise to Power in Ancient Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (28 Mar 2026) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didius Julianus. Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia. Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples. Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered. Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín. War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels. First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai. Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices