This Day in Ancient Histoy: ante diem x kalendas apriles

ante diem x kalendas apriles

  • Festival of Mars continues (day 23)
  • Tubilustrum — as part of the general military preparations which are associated with the festival of Mars, the ‘war horns’ (tubae) were ritually cleaned
  • Quinquatrus (day 5) — final day of the gladiator fest
  • 1606 — Death of Justus Lipsius

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xv kalendas apriles

ante diem xiv kalendas apriles

  • Festival of Mars (Day 19)
  • Quinquatrus (Day 1) — a festival celebrating Minerva’s birthday (maybe)
  • rites in honour of Minerva (obviously connected to the above)
  • 11 B.C.E. — Herod dedicates his renovated Temple in Jerusalem
  • 303 A.D. — Martyrdom of Pancharius of Nicomedia
  • 363 A.D. — fire destroys the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xv kalendas apriles

ante diem xv kalendas apriles

  • Festival of Mars continues (day 18)
  • 37 A.D. — The dead emperor Tiberius’ will is annulled and Gaius (Caligula) is given the title “Augustus” by the senate
  • 235 A.D. (?) — murder of Alexander Severus at Moguntiacum (Mainz)