This Day in Ancient History: idus januariae

January 13, 2011 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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idus januariae

86 B.C. — death of Marius
27 B.C. — Octavian “restores the republic” and receives the corona civica
ca. 101 A.D. — birth of L. Aelius Caesar, future adoptive heir (never realized) of the emperor Hadrian
235 A.D. — martyrdom (?) of Andrew, bishop of Trier

This Day in Ancient History: pridie idus januarias

January 12, 2011 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

pridie idus januarias

49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (yet another suggestion).
c. 230 A.D. — martyrdom of Tatiana in Rome
c. 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Arcadius in Mauretania

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii idus januarias

January 11, 2011 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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ante diem iii idus januarias

Carmentalia begins (day 1) — a two-day festival (with a three day break between the days) in honour of the deity Carmenta, who was possibly a goddess of both childbirth and prophecy.
49 B.C. — Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon (by another reckoning)
?? B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Juturna in the Campus Martius
29 B.C. — Octavian closes the doors of the Temple of Janus, signifying the Roman world was at peace

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus januarias

January 10, 2011 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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ante diem iv idus januarias

49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (according to some sources)
69 A.D. — emperor-for-a-little-while-and-not-much-longer Galba adopts Lucius Calpurnius Piso

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus januarias

January 7, 2011 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem vii idus januarias

43 B.C. — dies imperii (officially) of Octavian
?? A.D. — the future emperor Tiberius becomes one of the VIIvir epulonum