ante diem v idus junias
Vestalia — festival in honour of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth
53 B.C. — the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus (Dives) suffers a massive defeat at the hand of the Persians under Surenas near Carrhae; Crassus dies as a result of the battle
17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 5)
62 A.D. — Nero has his first wife, Octavia, killed while in exile for adultery on Pandateria
68 A.D. — the emperor Nero commits suicide
86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 4)
193 A.D. — arrival of Septimius Severus in Rome
204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 6)
