ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 6) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 286 — martyrdom of Quentin

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IN THE NEWS … When the Antikythera Ephebe was hidden in the trapdoors: The secret operation to save ancient treasures from the Nazis – ProtoThema English Discoveries and Rediscoveries in Saqqara Forget Fido! Ancient Egyptians called their dogs names like ‘He-of-the-Underworld’, new discovery reveals | Daily Mail Online BTA :: New Rooms, Floor Surfaces Unearth…

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69 A.D. — sack of Cremona 130 A.D. — Hadrian’s pal Antinous drowns in the Nile c. 298 — martyrdom of Marcellus the centurion

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IN THE NEWS … Pompeii cupboard opens window onto life before Vesuvius erupted | Reuters A Pompeii Wardrobe Left Behind in the Eruption Held a Childhood Charm Necklace and 38 Coins Türkiye’s ancient Teos reveals Antinous portrait, 13 inscriptions | Daily Sabah Teos Inscriptions Name Alexander’s General Parmenion Korea, Turkey unearth Hellenistic-era mosaic – The…

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ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 4)– games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 1729 — birth of James Boswell (biographer of Johnson)

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