Explore the full date: Today in History – September 7.
September 7, 518 | Constantinople Reopens the Road to Reunion with Rome
On September 7, 518, Justin I and Justinian sent letters to Pope Hormisdas as Constantinople reopened negotiations to end the Acacian Schism.
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