This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem vii kalendas decembres

ante diem vii kalendas decembres

• 2348 B.C. — the Great Flood begins (according to someone’s reckoning!)
• 571 B.C. — Servius Tullius celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans
• 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Mercurius
• 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Moses of Rome
• 1901 — birth of Jean Humbert (Hellenist)
• 1908 — death of John Henry Wright (Classicist)