# The Battle of Frigidus: Theodosius I's Triumph (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)

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Podcast: [A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743)
Published: 2026-09-06T06:00:40+00:00
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A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world. The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.) Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces. England's Long Parliament bans public stage-plays. British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements. 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

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