This Day in Ancient History: nonas sextilias

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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas sextilias

ante diem iv nonas sextilias

338 B.C. — Death of Archidamus III (King of Sparta)
216 B.C. — Hannibal inflicts a massive defeat on Roman forces at Cannae (possible date)
86 B.C. — Sulla defeats Mithridates at Chaeronea (possible date)
49 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats Afranius and Petreius (legates of Pompey) at Ilerda
47 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats Pharnaces II at Zela (and would later proclaim his victory with the famous “Veni, vidi, vici” )
9 A.D. — death of Quintilius Varus (not sure about this one)

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ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 11)
after 101 B.C. — dedication of the Temple to “The Fortune of this Day” (Fortuna Huiusce Diei) and subsequent rites thereafter; presumably this is one of the temples vowed prior to the Battle of Vercellae
69 A.D. — destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Av 9)

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ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 10)
67 A.D./C.E. — fighting in Jerusalem between pro-surrender-to-the-Romans groups and their counterparts; the former set fire to some food supplies which apparently contributed to the fall of the city three years later (!) (need to track this one down)
ca. 260 — martyrdom of Lucilla and companions

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