March 11, 2011
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ante diem v idus martias Festival of Mars (day 11) 222 A.D. — murder of the emperor Elagabalus ca. 263 A.D. — martyrdom of Heraclius ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Thalus ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Trophimus 1903 — birth of Ronald Syme (The Roman Revolution, among other seminal works)
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Here’s a bit of synchronicity … I’m just getting my blogging act together while watching the amazing events going on in the Japan (and the Pacific Rim) and while looking for This Day in Ancient History items, I notice that three years ago at this time I had posted an item called: Ancient Tsunami
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