TDIAH
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ante diem xiv kalendas sextilias Mercatus Lucaria (day 1) — an obscure festival which seems to be associated with commemorating Rome’s being saved from the Gauls (by hiding in groves?) 37 A.D. — the emperor Gaius (Caligula) gives the people a congiarium 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 2)
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ante diem xvii kalendas sextilias Mercatus — as is often the case in the Roman calendar, a lengthy festival is followed by an opportunity to restock the cupboards (or cash in on the tourist traffic?) 217 B.C. — birth of the philosopher Carneades (by one reckoning)
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idus quinctilias Mercatus — gotta stock the cupboards! probatio/transvectio equitum Romanorum — the semi-annual parade of the horsey set
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pridie idus quinctilias Mercatus — as often, a lengthy festival was followed by a few market days 218 A.D. — the emperor Elagabalus is coopted into all the priestly colleges
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ante diem iii idus quinctilias ludi Apollinares (day 8)– games instituted in 212 B.C. after consulting the Sybilline books during a particularly bad stretch in the Punic Wars; four years later they became an annual festival in honour of Apollo 431 B.C. (?) — dedication of the Temple of Apollo outside the pomoerium (and associated…
