This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii kalendas octobres

  • 106 B.C. — birth of Gnaeus Pompeius
  • 61 B.C. — Pompey celebrates his third triumph in recognition of his victories in the third Mithridatic War
  • 48 B.C. — Pompeius Magnus, in the wake of his defeat at Pharsalus, is murdered as he steps ashore in Egypt (another possible date)
  • 290 A.D. — martyrdom of Rhipsime, Gaiana, and companions

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