August 2010
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nonas sextilias rites in honour of Salus on the Quirinal Hill 465 B.C. — Xerxes I murdered by Artabanus (source?) 244 B.C. — Brundisium becomes a Latin colony ca. 79 B.C. — birth of Tullia, daughter of Marcus Tullius Cicero 1540 — birth of Joseph Justus Scaliger
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Taking our act on the road; we might have to make use of this …
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Amicus noster Andrew Reinhard has recently accepted a position as the ASCSA Director of Publications (congrats, by the way) and does not feel he will have time to effectively manage his Ning eClassics forum/site. He is asking whether any folks out there might like to take over his duties there (“post occasional videos, do the…
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem iv nonas sextilias 338 B.C. — Death of Archidamus III (King of Sparta) 216 B.C. — Hannibal inflicts a massive defeat on Roman forces at Cannae (possible date) 86 B.C. — Sulla defeats Mithridates at Chaeronea (possible date) 49 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats Afranius and Petreius (legates of Pompey)…