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ante diem viii idus apriles ludi Megalesia (day 3) 648 B.C. — solar eclipse possibly referred to in a fragment of a poem by Archilochus (Zeus, the father of the Olympic Gods, turned mid-day into night, hiding the light of the dazzling Sun; and sore fear came upon men.) 46 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats…
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nonas apriles ludi Megalesia in honour of Cybele (day 2) rites in honour of Fortuna Publica
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kalendae aprilis Veneralia — festival in honour of Venus 114 B.C. — dedication of Temple to Venus Verticordia (“Venus who turns hearts”) 286 A.D. — Maximianus is elevated to the rank of Augustus
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pridie kalendas apriles rites in honour of Luna at her temple on the Aventine c. 130 A.D. — martyrdom of Balbina 250 (?) A.D. — birth of the future emperor Constantius I Chlorus 307 A.D. — Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of Maximian 1596 — birth of Rene Descartes (author, of course, of that bit of Latin which a pile…
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ante diem iii kalendas apriles 317 B.C. — death of Phocion (?) 117 A.D. — martyrdom of Quirinus at Rome
