Daily Archives: March 17th, 2009

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This Day in Ancient History

ante diem xvi kalendas apriles Festival of Mars continues (day 17) Liberalia — a festival of general merriment and wine drinking in honour of Liber Pater (another name for Bacchus) Agonalia — the rex sacrificulus would offer a ram to various deities 45 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats Pompey’s sons and Labienus at Munda 136 [...]

Classical Words of the Day

epistolary (Wordsmith) libation (Dictionary.com)