Archive for November 2, 2009

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas novembres

Posted: November 2, 2009 by rogueclassicist in Uncategorized

ante diem iv nonas novembres 1656 B.C. — traditional date for the start of the Great Flood (according to one calculation) 285 B.C. — Ptolemy II Philadelphus ascends the throne of Egypt as co-ruler with Ptolemy I(by one reckoning) 188 A.D. — martyrdom of Eustachius/Placidus (in a bronze bull!) 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus [...]