This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii kalendas februarias

  • 405 B.C. — death of Sophocles (by one reckoning)
  • 58 B.C. — “official” birthday of Livia, wife of Augustus
  • 9 B.C. — dedication of the Ara Pacis
  • 133 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Didius Julianus
  • 228 A.D. — martyrdom of Martina (?)
  • 311 A.D. — martyrdom of Savina of Milan