- Saturnalia continues (day 6)
- 179 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of the Lares Permarini (and associated rites thereafter); these Lares protected sailors
- 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Zeno of Nicomedia
- 1848 — birth of Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xi kalendas januarias
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