June 2013
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ante diem vii kalendas quinctilias ludi Taurei quinquennales (day 1) — an obscure festival possibly in honour of the di inferi (read Bill Thayer’s note on the ‘quinquennales’ part) 107 A.D. — the emperor Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates his second triumph over the Dacians
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Posts will resume in the next couple of days; it’s been unusually hectic of late and I’m just starting to get my ‘rhythms’ back …
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ante diem xvii kalendas quinctilias Quinquatrus minusculae (day 3 of a five-day festival honouring the birthday (maybe) of Minerva ) Quando stercus delatus fas (“When the ‘trash’ is taken out”) and the Temple of Vesta is closed to the public 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Vitus (and companions)
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hatti [ha-at-ti]: association des amis de la civilisation hittite via: The Ancient World Online (I’m testing something)
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ante diem xviii kalendas quinctilias Quinquatrus minusculae (day 2) — a five-day festival honouring the birthday (maybe) of Minerva 287 — martyrdom of Rufinus
rogue classicism 