This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus maias

ante diem vi idus maias

214 (?) A.D. — birth of the future emperor Claudius II Gothicus
232 A.D. — martyrdom of Felix and Palmatius
238 A.D. — murder of Maximinus Thrax (by one reckoning)
250 A.D. — martyrdom of Epimachus at Alexandria
251 A.D. — martyrdom of Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyrinus, and Benedicta at Leontini (?)

Published by David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

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