David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

ludi Cereri continue (day 3) — games in honour of the grain goddess Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. 69 A.D. — first battle at Bedriacum; the forces of emperor wannabe Vitellius eventually would defeat the forces of emperor wannabe Otho 73 A.D. — mass suicide at Masada (?) 195 A.D. — Julia Domna, wife of…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Roman soldiers in Slovakia might have lived way better than we thought – The Slovak Spectator https://spectator.sme.sk/culture-and-lifestyle/c/roman-soldiers-in-slovakia-might-have-lived-way-better-than-we-thought Idol of Pomos: A 5,000-year-old fertility figurine from Cyprus that wears a miniature version of herself on a necklace | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/idol-of-pomos-a-5-000-year-old-fertility-figurine-from-cyprus-that-wears-a-miniature-version-of-herself-on-a-necklace Temple of the god Pelusium discovered in Sinai: a shrine rewrites the…

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ludi Cereri (day 2)– games in honour of the grain goddess Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. rites in honour of Jupiter Victor and Jupiter Liber 150 A.D. — martyrdom of Carpus and companions at Pergamon 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Maximus and companions at Silistria 1748 — death of Christopher Pitt (translator of Virgil)

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Study: Clay cylinders found in Iraq bear writings belonging to Nebuchadnezzar II | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-892640 Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-stone-monument-depicting-a-roman-emperor-as-a-pharaoh-discovered-in-luxor 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Child Mummy Conceals Secret Object on Its Chest – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/2000-year-old-egyptian-child-mummy-conceals-secret-object-on-its-chest/ Roman barrel-lined well discovered…

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ludi Cereri (day 1) — games in honour of the grain goddes Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. 65 A.D. — death of Seneca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Vissa (or Vissia) at Fermo 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Victor in what would become Portugal

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