This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem vii kalendas decembres

ante diem vii kalendas decembres

  • 2348 B.C. — the Great Flood begins (according to someone’s reckoning!)
  • 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Mercurius
  • 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Moses of Rome

 

This Day in Ancient History: pridie kalendas novembres

pridie kalendas novembres

  • ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 6) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C.
  • 286 — martyrdom of Quentin