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Image via Wikipedia ante diem xviii kalendas januarias Consualia — a festival in honour of Consus which likely involved a similar celebration held on August 21 (i.e. horse races, chariot races, and garlanding of the steeds) 337 B.C. — death of Timoleon (according to one reckoning) 215 B.C. — assassination of Hieronymus, one of the…
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ante diem xix kalendas januarias 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Heron 283 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus and Abundius
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idus decembres Rites in honour of Tellus, the earth goddess which perhaps included a lectisternium (a ‘dinner party’ at which images of the god(s) would ‘dine’ with participants) in honour of Ceres. 405 B.C. — battle of Aegospotami (by one reckoning) 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Lucy of Syracuse 1783 — Death of Samuel Johnson…
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ante diem iv idus decembres The tribunes of the plebs would enter their office on this day during the Roman Republic. ca 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Carpophorus
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ante diem v idus decembres 297 A.D. — martyrs of Samosata 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Leocadia 1667 — birth of William Whiston (translator of Josephus, although better known for other reasons) 1717 — birth of Johann Winckelmann
