ante diem iv kalendas apriles

• 119 — martyrdom of Secundus at Asti
• ca. 311 — martyrdom of Pastor, Victorinus, and companions at Nicomedia

ante diem vii kalendas apriles

• 1546 — death of Thomas Elyot (compiler of the first major (?) Latin-English dictionary)
• 1859 — birth of A.E. Housman

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

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

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)