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ante diem vi idus decembres Rites in honour of Tiberinus and Gaia — not a lot is known about these rites; Tiberinus had a temple on the Tiber island and presided over the Tiber (of course); Gaia seems to have originally given the Campus Martius (a.k.a. Campus Tiberinus) to the Roman people. 65 B.C. —…
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ante diem vii idus decembres 424 B.C. — accession of Darius II (according to one reckoning) 424 B.C. — battle of Amphipolis (according to one reckoning) 424 B.C. — battle of Delium (according to one reckoning) 43 B.C. — death of Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) as he half-heartedly fled the proscription of Marcus Antonius et…
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem iii nonas decembres Possible date for rites in honour of the bona dea: essentially private rituals for Roman women only held in the house of a consul or praetor and attended by the Vestal Virgins and assorted upper class types. The actual date does not appear to have been ‘fixed’…
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iv nonas decembres c. 255 A.D. — martyrdom of Hippolytus c. 256 A.D. — martyrdom of Aurelia and Paulina 259 A.D. — martyrdom of Pontian … a little cluster from the persecution under Valerian
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Image via Wikipedia kalendas decembres rites in honour of Neptune (connected with an altar rededication or a temple dedication?) rites in honour of Pietas near the Circus Flaminius (not much known about this one, apparently) 147 A.D. — Annia Galeria Faustina, wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, is given the title of Augusta
