This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas junias May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ante diem xvi kalendas junias 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Heradius 1510 — death of Botticelli (Birth of Venus, among other Classical subjects) 1875 — a horse named Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby (he ‘just’ won) Iactetur bloggus: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading... Related Published by David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist View all posts by David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist