This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus sextiles

ante diem iv idus sextiles

30 B.C. — Suicide of Cleopatra

7 A.D. — dedication of the ara Cereris Matris et Opis Augustae and associated rites thereafter

70 A.D. — Roman forces breach the walls of Jerusalem

1911 — birth of A.N. Sherwin-White (The Roman Citizenship)