March 2011
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ante diem v nonas martias Festival of Mars (day 3) 262 A.D. — martyrdom of Marinus and Asterius at Caesarea
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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
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kalendae martiae This was originally the beginning of the New Year for the ancient Romans (and the consuls would probably enter office on this date prior to 153 B.C.) Festival of Mars, which included a procession of the Salian priests around the city singing their mysterious Carmen Saliare “birthday” of the temple of Juno Lucina…
