This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi nonas martias

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ante diem vi nonas martias

  • Festival of Mars (Day 2)
  • c. 55 A.D. (?) — birth of Decimus Junius Juvenalis … a.k.a. Juvenal
  • 258 A.D. — Martyrdom of Jovinus and Basileus at Rome

 


2 responses to “This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi nonas martias”

  1. Marcus Avatar
    Marcus

    May I ask from where you know the birthday of Juvenal?

    1. rogueclassicist Avatar
      rogueclassicist

      I believe I originally had that from Chamber’s Book of Days; I’m not sure where he got it from … that should have “according to one reckoning” appended

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