TDIAH
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pridie idus maias rites in honour of Mars Invictus procession of the Argei (images of humans made from bullrushes) in anticipation of them being tossed in the Tiber tomorrow c. 130 A.D. — martyrdom of Henedina
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ante diem iii idus maias Lemuria (day 3) 177 A.D. — martyrdom of Glyceria
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ante diem iv idus maias 19 B.C. (?) — dedication of the Temple of Mars Ultor on the Capitoline 2 B.C. — opening of the Forum of Augustus 113 A.D. — opening of the restored Temple of Venus Genetrix 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Dionysius and Pancras at Rome
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Image by DivesGallaecia via Flickr ante diem v idus maias Lemuria (day 2) — a private and public appeasement of the dead; the Roman paterfamilias would rise at midnight to conduct a ritual involving beans and bronze rites in honour of Mania — a Roman divinity who was considered the goddess of the dead; she was also…
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ante diem vi idus maias 214 (?) A.D. — birth of the future emperor Claudius II Gothicus 232 A.D. — martyrdom of Felix and Palmatius 238 A.D. — murder of Maximinus Thrax (by one reckoning) 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Epimachus at Alexandria 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyrinus, and Benedicta at Leontini (?)
