This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii idus septembres

ante diem viii idus septembres

• ludi Romani (day 2)
• 81 A.D. — martyrdom of Onesiphorus
• 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Faustus in Alexandria
• 1956 — death of Michael Ventris, who deciphered Linear B (the ancient script used by the Myceneans)