News On This Day In History: 4000 Defenders Of Pilėnai Commit Mass Suicide When Attacked By Teutonic Knights – On Feb 25, 1336 AncientPages.com | February 25, 2017 AncientPages.com - On February 25, 1336, Pilenai, a hill fort in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, was attacked by large Teutonic forces, who tried in vain to organize a Read More