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pridie kalendas apriles rites in honour of Luna at her temple on the Aventine c. 130 A.D. — martyrdom of Balbina 250 (?) A.D. — birth of the future emperor Constantius I Chlorus 307 A.D. — Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of Maximian 1596 — birth of Rene Descartes (author, of course, of that bit…
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ante diem iii kalendas apriles 317 B.C. — death of Phocion (?) 117 A.D. — martyrdom of Quirinus at Rome
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ante diem v kalendas apriles 37 A.D. — arrival of Gaius (Caligula) in Rome 193 A.D. — murder of the emperor Pertinax; recognition of Didius Julianus as Augustus 364 A.D. — elevation of Valens to the rank of Augustus … in the early Church, this was one of the days claimed as the day of…
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ante diem viii kalendas apriles c. 30 A.D. — crucifixion of Dismas “the Good Thief” at Jerusalem 101 A.D. — Trajan departs for his first war against the Dacians 235 A.D. — The emperor Maximinus Thrax is coopted into all the priestly colleges c. 269 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyrinus
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ante diem ix kalendas apriles Festival of Mars (day 24) Quando Rex Comitavit Fas — a somewhat obscure entry in the Roman calendar which seems to hearken back to the days of the monarchy. A plausible explanation connects this with the fact that this was one of the days when the ancient Comitia Calata would…
