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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus sextiles

Posted: August 10, 2009 by rogueclassicist in TDIAH

ante diem iv idus sextiles 30 B.C. — Suicide of Cleopatra 7 A.D. — dedication of the ara Cereris Matris et Opis Augustae and associated rites thereafter 70 A.D. — Roman forces breach the walls of Jerusalem 1911 — birth of A.N. Sherwin-White (The Roman Citizenship)