This Day in Ancient History: ~ 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)

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