This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii kalendas decembres

  • 29/30 A.D. — partial solar eclipse in the eastern Mediterranean which is sometimes associated with the crucifixion
  • 62 A.D. — death of the satirist Aulus Persius Flaccus (source?)
  • 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Felicissimus and Firmina
  • 1977 — the discovery of a tomb believed to be that of Philip II of Macedon is announced
  • 1998 — death of John Chadwick

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