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ante diem vi kalendas sextilias ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day eight) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day ten) ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of the Seven Sleepers ca 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Panteleon
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ante diem vii kalendas sextilias ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 7) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome continues (day 9) 110 A.D. — martyrdom of Hyacinthus 1893 — birth of E.R. Dodds (The Greeks and the Irrational)
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Image via Wikipedia ante diem x kalendas sextilias Neptunalia — an obscure festival (obscure in the sense that we really don’t know what went on) in honour of Neptune ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 4) 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 6) 79 A.D. — martyrdom of Apollinaris 303 A.D. — martyrdom of…
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ante diem xii kalendas sextilias Lucaria (day 2) — the followup to a similar festival on the 19th commemorating the Sack of Rome by the Gauls; this day marked Rome’s subsquent victory ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 2) — games instituted by/adjusted by Octavian to honour his adoptive father shortly after the latter’s death (possibly moving…
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Image by wallyg via Flickr ante diem xiii kalendas sextilias ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 1) 1262 B.C. — based on the ‘Canicular Cycle’ (a.k.a. the Sothic cycle) of the Egyptians, this day is suggested for the foundation of the Pythian Games and the embarkation of Jason and the Argonauts (!) 356 B.C. — birth of…
