This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xi kalendas junias
- 415 B.C. — The “mutilation of the herms” occurs, which would briefly delay the launching of the Sicilian Expedition (by one reckoning)
- 334 B.C. — Battle of the Granicus, one of Alexander’s major victories against the Persians (by one reckoning)
- 337 A.D. — death of Constantine I
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This looks like a very promising exhibition on Homer:
http://www.onb.ac.at/ausstellungen/homer/index.htm
It is a pity there is no English translation in the webpage.