This Day in Ancient History: nonas junias

nonas junias

Portrait of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1...
Portrait of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century), perhaps a copy of a lost bronze statue made by Lysippos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

470/469 B.C. — birth of Socrates (according to one estimate)

466 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Dius Fidius … a.k.a. Semo Sancus (and associated rites thereafter)

17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 1)

204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 2)

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