• 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

• 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 Octavius, the future emperor Augustus
• 25 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Neptune (and associated rites thereafter)
• 23 B.C. — restoration of the temple of Apollo in the Campus Martius (and associated rites thereafter)
• 117 A.D. — martyrdom of Thecla

• 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. — another (less likely) date for the death of Virgil
• 130 (129?) A.D.– birth of Galen (still not sure of the ultimate source for this date)
• 259 A.D. — martyrdom of Digna and Emerita at Rome
• 287 A.D. — martyrdom of Maurice and companions
• 1999 — death of Chester Starr

518 B.C. — birth of Pindar (by one reckoning)

ca 117 — martyrdom of Hermione

1989 — death of Sir Ronald Syme (The Roman Revolution)