ante diem xiv kalendas decembres

• Mercatus — in the wake of the lengthy ludi Plebeii, the Romans needed a few days to restock their cupboards
• ca. 64 A.D. — upside down crucifixion of Peter
• 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius of Antioch
• 1718 — premiere of Voltaire’s Oedipe in Paris

ante diem xv kalendas decembres

• ludi Plebeii (day 14) — the Jupiterfest is almost over
• 9 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Vespasian
• 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Alphaeus and Zacchaeus

ante diem xvi kalendas decembres

• ludi Plebeii (day 13) — the Jupiterfest is still going on
• 42 B.C. — birth of the future emperor Tiberius

ante diem xvii kalendas decembres

• ludi Plebeii (day 12) — the Jupiterfest goes on and on and on …
• 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Gurias
• 1907 — birth of Nicholas G.L. Hammond (The Genius of Alexander the Great, among others)

pridie idus novembres

• ludi Plebeii (day 9) – the Jupiterfest continues