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ante diem vii kalendas octobres 2nd century A.D. — martyrdom of Herculanus 233 A.D. — the emperor Severus Alexander celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians 1808 — death of Richard Porson 1931 — death of Ulrich von Wilamovitz-Moellendorff
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ante diem viii kalendas octobres 15 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Vitellius (?)
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ante diem ix kalendas octobres rites in honour of Latona at the Theatre of Marcellus Mercatus — those cupboards must have been really empty! 484 B.C. — Birth of Euripides (?) 480 B.C. — Athenian naval forces under Themistocles defeat Xerxes’ Persian force in the narrows of Salamis (one reckoning) 63 B.C. — birth of…
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ante diem x kalendas octobres Mercatus — the Romans continue the shopping spree 479 B.C. — the Persian general Mardonius is killed in the Battle of Plataea (source? … seems a little late) 36 B.C. — the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus agrees to retire after losing all his military support to Octavian 19 B.C. —…
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pridie nonas septembres 518 B.C. — birth of Pindar (by one reckoning) ca 117 — martyrdom of Hermione 1989 — death of Sir Ronald Syme (The Roman Revolution)