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ante diem vii idus martias Festival of Mars (day 9) which included another procession of the Salian priests around the city 320 A.D. — martyrdom of Candidus and the other “Forty Armenian Martyrs”
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nonae martiaeFestival of Mars continues (day 7) rites at the temple of Vediovis on the Capitoline 322 B.C. — death of Aristotle (maybe) 149 A.D. — birth of a daughter, Lucilla, to the emperor Marcus Aurelius 161 A.D. — death of Antoninus Pius; dies imperii of Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius 203 A.D.– martyrdom of…
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ante diem iv kalendas martias Festival of Mars (day 4) 51 A.D. — the future emperor Nero is given the title princeps iuventutis ca 254 A.D. — martyrdom of Gaius
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ante diem vi nonas martias Festival of Mars (Day 2) c. 55 A.D. (?) — birth of Decimus Junius Juvenalis … a.k.a. Juvenal 258 A.D. — Martyrdom of Jovinus and Basileus at Rome
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kalendae martiae This was originally the beginning of the New Year for the ancient Romans (and the consuls would probably enter office on this date prior to 153 B.C.) Festival of Mars, which included a procession of the Salian priests around the city singing their mysterious Carmen Saliare “birthday” of the temple of Juno Lucina…
