852
A prime 853
For obvious reasons, 854.
DCCCLVa
Hmm. I think 856 is next.
In the year 857, the first recorded major outbreak of ergotism killed thousands of people in the Rhine Valley. They had eaten bread made from rye infected with the ergot fungus parasite Claviceps purpurea.
Just sayin’, is all.
And then there’s
Which, of course, will always be followed by 860.
I’m typing 861 at 2039.
862
863 CE. An unremarkable year.
In 864 Olaf the White and his Vikings tore through Scotland before running into Constantine.
Had to say it.
May 26, 866: Basil the Macedonian was crowned co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire, and was adopted by the much younger Michael III.
How did that work?
I have absolutely no idea, except that when you occupied such a position in those days, it seems that you got to make up your own rules.
868 CE. The year my great x3453 grandfather was born. He was a nice guy, I heard.
In Hebrew:
שמונה מאות שישים ותשע
- There, I said it.
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