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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii idus apriles

April 6, 2010 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
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 supporters of Pompey at Thapsus

This Day in Ancient History:nonas apriles

April 5, 2010 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
nonas apriles

  • ludi Megalesia in honour of Cybele (day 2)
  • rites in honour of Fortuna Publica

This Day in Ancient History: kalendae aprilis

April 1, 2010 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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

This Day inAncient History: pridie kalendas apriles

March 31, 2010 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

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 of folks know)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii kalendas apriles

March 30, 2010 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem iii kalendas apriles

  • 317 B.C. — death of Phocion (?)
  • 117 A.D. — martyrdom of Quirinus at Rome

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