August 7

ante diem VII Idus August

A.D. 117 Emperor Trajan died this day from a stroke, as had his predecessor Nerva, at Selinus in Asia Minor in 98.

A. D. 317 - Birth of Constantius II Roman emperor from 337 to 361. < Source: URL = www.christianitytoday.com/history/features/twich/32.html > Constantius was a devout Arian.