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On this day in history

July 1

Graeco-Roman
  1. 69 CEGraeco-Roman

    The legions in Egypt swore allegiance to Vespasian on this day, later kept as the official start of a reign that founded the Flavian dynasty.

  2. 1952 CEGraeco-Roman · discovered

    Michael Ventris announced on BBC radio that he had deciphered Linear B, showing the script recorded the earliest known form of the Greek language.

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