pridie idus sextiles
- rites in honour of Hercules Invictus in the Circus Maximus
- rites in honour of Venus Victrix, Honos, Virtus, and Felicitas in Pompey’s theatre
- 3 A.D. — conjunction of Jupiter and Venus (one suggestion for the ‘Star of Bethlehem’)
- 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Anicetus and companions at Nicomedia
- 1867 — birth of Edith Hamilton (The Greek Way)