This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xvi kalendas quinctilias

ante diem xvi kalendas quinctilias

212 A.D. — martyrdom of Ferreolus and Ferrutio
1716 — Alexander Pope’s translation of the Iliad is published
1813 — birth of Otto Jahn (archaeologist and philologist)
1937 — birth of Erich Segal (Classicist, known to Classicists for his work on ancient comedy; known to the rest of the world as the author of Love Story)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xviii kalendas quinctilias

ante diem xviii kalendas quinctilias

Quinquatrus minusculae (day 2) — a five-day festival honouring the birthday (maybe) of Minerva
510/509 B.C. — establishment of the Roman Republic (source?)
287 — martyrdom of Rufinus

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Matralia — a festival held in honor of Mater Matuta involving matrons and their nieces (with some slave abuse thrown in as well)
1184 B.C. — Greeks capture Troy (according to one reckoning)
during the time of Servius — dedication of the Temple of Mater Matuta and the Temple of Fortuna in the Forum Boarium
17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii(day 7)
86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 6)
204 A.D. — lusus Troiae performed during the Saecular Games

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17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 6)
38 A.D. — death of Drusilla, the much-beloved sister of the emperor Gaius (Caligula)
86 A.D.. — ludi Capitolini (day 5)
120 A.D. — martyrdom of Gaetulius and companions at Tivoli
204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 7)

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Vestalia — festival in honour of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth
53 B.C. — the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus (Dives) suffers a massive defeat at the hand of the Persians under Surenas near Carrhae; Crassus dies as a result of the battle
17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 5)
62 A.D. — Nero has his first wife, Octavia, killed while in exile for adultery on Pandateria
68 A.D. — the emperor Nero commits suicide
86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 4)
193 A.D. — arrival of Septimius Severus in Rome
204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 6)