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 of Trieste
- 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Victorinus of Pettau
- 315 A.D. — martyrdom of Carterius and his companions (soldiers under Licinius)
Salutations fellow classicists
I a very pleased to say that I have just ‘stumbled’ across your marvellous blog site. I did straight politics at Liverpool university. The very first book of philosophy I read was Plato’s ‘The Republic’ and I have been fascinated with it and others ( Aristotle, St augustine, Aquinas)
anyway just to say I am pleased to make your acquaintance and look forward to reading your blogs and composing my own.