Events on 25 July 67
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The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge.
Year 864
The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings.
Year 1137
Eleanor of Aquitaine married Prince Louis, later King Louis VII of France, at the Cathedral of Saint-André in Bordeaux.
Year 1139
Battle of Ourique: The Almoravids, led by Ali ibn Yusuf, are defeated by Prince Afonso Henriques who is proclaimed King of Portugal.
Year 1261
The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos, re-establishing the Byzantine Empire.
Year 1278
The naval Battle of Algeciras takes place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista resulting in a victory for the Emirate of Granada and the Maranid Dynasty over the Kingdom of Castile.
Year 1467
The Battle of Molinella: The first battle in Italy in which firearms are used extensively.
Year 1536
Sebastián de Belalcázar on his search of El Dorado founds the city of Santiago de Cali.
Year 1538
The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
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Birthdays on 25 July 213
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Deaths on 25 July 80
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