April 2026

ludi Cereri (day 6) 69 A.D. — suicide of the emperor wannabe Otho (this might have happened on April 16)

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== 4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells… and beer tabs https://phys.org/news/2026-04-year-clay-tablets-inscribed-magical.html [old news]First Ancient Theater of the Ionian Islands Comes to Light – GreekReporter.com https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/16/first-ancient-greek-theater-discover-ionian-islands/ [stale] Over 20 sarcophagi found under courtyard of Egyptian tomb near Luxor | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-893122 Roman industrial hub discovered beneath Sizewell C construction site https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/roman-industrial-hub-discovered-beneath-sizewell-c-construction-site/157786…

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ludi Cereri (day 5) 43 B.C. — Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) is hailed as Imperator for the first time 69 A.D. — suicide of the emperor wannabe Otho (this might have occured on April 17) 304 A.D. — martyrs of Saragossa 1928 — death of Jane Ellen Harrison (Prolegomena to the Study of Greek…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== 2,000-Year-Old Roman Murals Reveal a Surprisingly Advanced Painting Technique | Discover Magazine https://www.discovermagazine.com/2-000-year-old-roman-murals-reveal-a-surprisingly-advanced-painting-technique-48959 A Whorl Apart: the journey of a terracotta textile tool from Bronze Age Troy to Dublin – Trinity News A Whorl Apart: the journey of a terracotta textile tool from Bronze Age Troy to Dublin 4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed…

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ludi Cereri continue (day 4)– games in honour of the grain goddess Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. Fordicidia — an obvious fertility ritual in which a pregnant cow would be sacrificed to the earth goddess Tellus 421 B.C. — Peace of Nikias brings the first phase of the Peloponnesian war (a.k.a. the Archidamian War) to…

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