This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii kalendas apriles

c. 30 A.D. — crucifixion of Dismas “the Good Thief” at Jerusalem
101 A.D. — Trajan departs for his first war against the Dacians
235 A.D. — The emperor Maximinus Thrax is coopted into all the priestly colleges
c. 269 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyrinus