David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 1) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers…
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland | Archaeology News Online Magazine Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland A Roman Bronze Cup Found in central Spain was Made in Northern Britannia and Names the Forts of Hadrian’s Wall A…
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ca. 89 A.D. — martyrdom of Cletus 121 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Marcus Aurelius
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Robigalia — an ancient agricultural festival designed to appease the numen Robigo/Robigus who caused mildew 404 B.C. — Athens surrenders to Sparta, bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end (by one reckoning) 68 A.D. — martyrdom of Mark the Evangelist 1940 — death of Wilhelm Dorpfeld (excavator of Tiryns)
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Analysis of Roman shipwreck’s coatings tells story of its time on the seas | Research | Chemistry World https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/analysis-of-roman-shipwrecks-coatings-tells-story-of-its-time-on-the-seas/4023341.article [paywalled] Military Histories About the Ancient Persians, Modern Iraq and the American Civil War – The New York Times Archaeologists discover giant marble Athena statue in ancient Laodicea in Türkiye – Türkiye Today…
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