This Day in Ancient History: ante diem ix kalendas septembres

ante diem ix kalendas septembres

rites in honour of Luna at the Graecostasis
mundus patet — the mundus was a ritual pit which had a sort of vaulted cover on it. Three times a year the Romans removed this cover (August 24, Oct. 5 and November 8th ) at which time the gates of the underworld were considered to be opened and the manes (spirits of the dead) were free to walk the streets of Rome.
72 A.D. — martyrdom of Batholomew at Albanopolis
79 A.D. — Vesuvius erupts, burying Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae
410 A.D. — Alaric sacks Rome
1971 — death of Carl Blegen (excavator of Pylos)
1997 — death of Philip Vellacott

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xii kalendas septembres

ante diem xii kalendas septembres

Consualia — festival involving games/chariot races in honour of Consus and other assorted divinities; one of the races apparently featured chariots pulled by mules
753 B.C.(?) – rape of the Sabine women (which traditionally happened during the celebration of the above)

ante diem xiii kalendas septembres

ante diem xiv kalendas septembres

Vinalia — the second major wine festival of this name celebrated by the Romans
43 B.C. — the future emperor Octavian enters his first consulship; Octavian’s adoption by Julius Caesar formally recognized
14 A.D. — Augustus dies at Nola
232 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Probus
304 A.D. — martyrdom of Thecla at Caesarea
c. 306 A.D. — martyrdom of Agapius at Caesarea

ante diem xv kalendas septembres

29 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Divus Julius (and associated rites thereafter)