pridie idus sextiles
rites in honour of Hercules Invictus in the Circus Maximus
rites in honour of Venus Victrix, Honos, Virtus, and Felicitas in Pompey’s theatre
3 A.D. — conjunction of Jupiter and Venus (one suggestion for the ‘Star of Bethlehem’)
305 A.D. — martyrdom of Anicetus and companions at Nicomedia
1867 — birth of Edith Hamilton (The Greek Way)
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