Blue Monday

Since this is apparently the most depressing day of the year, we’ll give you something to smile about (courtesy of Keely):

[Free Range via comics.com]

… which, of course, makes one think of this famous teichoskopia scene:

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas februarias

Livia with a bust of the Divus Augustus, Cameo...
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ante diem xvi kalendas februarias

  • Ludi Palatini (day 1)
  • 86 B.C. — death of Marius (or possibly on the 13th)
  • 38 B.C. — Octavian marries Livia
  • 6 B.C. — dedication of the ara Numinis Augusti in Rome
  • 42 A.D. — consecration of Livia as divine