This Day in Ancient History

April 22, 2009April 19, 2009 / David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist / Leave a comment

ante diem x kalendas maias

178 A.D. — martyrdom of Epipodias at Lyons

202 A.D. — martyrdom of Leonidas in Alexandria

248 A.D. — second day of celebrations for Rome’s 1000th anniversary

ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Helimenas at Babylon

RT @RockingClassics: Fer me ad flumen. mitte me in aquam, fer me ad flumen. immerge me in aquam, abluens me #RIPAeneas @TimJoseph1843 4 hours ago
RT @Zito__77: Head of Polyphemus Man-eating Cyclops whom Odysseus finally outwits + blinds Marble from the Greek island of Thasos #Odysseu… 5 hours ago
RT @caitlinrgreen: Incidentally, this is not a doughnut but a 1st-4thC AD Roman glass bead found in a 5thC AD tomb in Japan...! :) https://… 5 hours ago
RT @ROMtoronto: #ROMSpeaks on Oct. 4th - PERGAMON & the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World rom.on.ca/en/whats-on/pe… https://t.co/Kgk… 5 hours ago
RT @AirPano: Rome between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900 and these days. #airpano #rome https://t.co/SvWHcfKnah 5 hours ago
RT @OptimoPrincipi: So much symbolism on this Julius Caesar denarius: a rudder, spherical globe with cornucopia, winged caduceus & cap of t… 5 hours ago
RT @fasticongress: NEW INFO: Aristophanes and politics - 30/09-01/10/2016, #NewYork #USA #congress fasticongressuum.com/single-post/20… 5 hours ago
RT @caitlinrgreen: A Roman glass bottle found in Lincoln, now in @collectionusher :) https://t.co/gTDKOQKluh 5 hours ago
RT @davidstuttard: Rhodes museum: hoplites and archers muster side by side (the black and white image makes the details clearer) https://t.… 5 hours ago
RT @DEJPett: A replica Roman helmet gift for @britishmuseum curator Ralph Jackson after nearly 49 years service. https://t.co/W4jtZNNhE8 5 hours ago
RT @davidstuttard: Rhodes museum: so-called 'erotic scenes', including one apparently featuring men and sphinxes. https://t.co/44N0X0eVk0 5 hours ago
RT @davidstuttard: Rhodes museum: young men, including a hunter with spears and an athlete softening the ground (prior to competing) with a… 5 hours ago
RT @caitlinrgreen: Frags of destroyed Roman equestrian statue from Lincoln, poss from forum & of Domitian, who founded colonia in 1stC: htt… 5 hours ago
RT @caitlinrgreen: The lost Roman west gate to the Upper City, Lincoln, found buried beneath the Norman castle! wellandantiquemaps.co.uk/western-gate-r… htt… 5 hours ago
RT @caitlinrgreen: Lincoln's E3rdC Roman East Gate, before demolition in 1763 & today itsaboutlincoln.co.uk/lincolns-gates… & britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-485983-rema… htt… 5 hours ago
RT @caitlinrgreen: The Newport Arch 3rdC AD Roman gate at Lincoln in the 18thC & now: artuk.org/discover/artwo… & commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newp… htt… 5 hours ago
RT @ancient_tokens: thanks @quidamabo for photos of #Roman #tokens in the David Eugene Smith papers @columbialib! Here circus maximus and I… 5 hours ago
RT @lizgloyn: Some great new additions to the Classicist Women on Twitter list! twitter.com/lizgloyn/lists… and lizgloyn.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/cla… 5 hours ago
RT @mapoxyomenos: When discovered Apoxyomenos was lying at a depth of 45m trapped between two rocks, which had prevented it from falling in… 5 hours ago
RT @CarolineLawrenc: Latin expression #72 - *saxum volvere* i.e. to strive in vain (like #Sisyphus) - e.g. satis diu hoc iam saxum volvo (T… 5 hours ago

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This Day in Ancient History

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