ante diem v nonas quinctilias
324 A.D. — Victory of Constantine over Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v nonas quinctilias
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This Day in Ancient History: kalendae quintilis
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kalendae quintilis
- rites in honour of Juno
- rites in honour of Felicitas
- 69 A.D. — Vespasian hailed as emperor in Alexandria
- 70 A.D. — Titus attacks the walls of Jerusalem
- 1614 — death of Isaac Casaubon
This Day in Ancient History: pridie kalendas quinctilis
pridie kalendas quinctilis
Outside of the twentieth wedding anniversary (!) of the rogueclassicist, the closest thing to anything ‘Classical’ for this date is the commemoration of the Protomartyrs of Rome (given a date of 64 A.D.) who were the Christians scapegoated by Nero for the big fire …
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii kalendas quinctilias
ante diem vii kalendas quinctilias
- ludi Taurei quinquennales (day 1) — an obscure festival possibly in honour of the di inferi (read Bill Thayer’s note on the ‘quinquennales’ part)
- 107 A.D. — the emperor Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates his second triumph over the Dacians
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii kalendas quinctilis
ante diem viii kalendas quinctilis
- under Servius — dedication of two temples to Fors Fortuna (and associated rites thereafter)
- 1 B.C. — birth of John the Baptist (traditional date)
- 79 A.D. — dies imperii of the emperor Titus
- 109 A.D. — the Aqua Traiana are officially dedicated
- 1741 — Birth of Alexander Adam (Classics educator)
- 1989 — death of Russell Meiggs (author of Roman Ostia, among others)
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