David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist

  • 470/469 B.C. — birth of Socrates (according to one estimate) 466 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Dius Fidius … a.k.a. Semo Sancus (and associated rites thereafter) 17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 1) 204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 2)

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  • IN THE NEWS … 1,700-Year-Old Roman Bridge Discovered Beneath the Aare River in Solothurn, Switzerland – Arkeonews Lost 2,800-Year-Old Urartian Inscription Found on a Rock in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan – Arkeonews Netanyahu said to halt progress of controversial West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill | The Times of Israel In Altino, the heart of the buried…

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  • 468 B.C. — birth of Socrates (by one reckoning) 218 B.C. (?) — dedication of the Temple of the Great Custodian Hercules (and associated rites thereafter) 105 A.D. — The emperor Trajan departs on his second campaign against the Dacians 204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 1)

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  • IN THE NEWS … Archaeologists uncover rare 2,500-year-old votive statue bases at lost Apollo sanctuary in Cyprus | Archaeology News Online Magazine Mysterious Deposits of Split, Uniform-Sized Cow Bones with Unknown Function, Found in Roman Cities Across Europe OLANDA. Resti di un ponte romano sul fiume Mosa. – Archeologia online – Archeomedia Israel expropriates land…

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  • Saecular Games continue (day 3) some time after 296 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of Bellona (and associated rites thereafter)

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