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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii nonas sextiles

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ante diem iii nonas sextiles

supplicia canum — a ritual which was the ‘fallout’ from the story of the geese saving Rome from the Gauls; as punishment to the ‘watchdogs’ who didn’t bark, every year the Romans would crucify a dog

8 A.D. — victory of the future emperor Tiberius at Illyricum

178 A.D. — the emperor Marcus Aurelius and Commodus depart on their second campaign against the Germans

1761 — death of Johann Matthias Gesner

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii kalendas sextilias

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ante diem iii kalendas sextilias

  • ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 11)
  • after 101 B.C. — dedication of the Temple to “The Fortune of  this Day”  (Fortuna Huiusce Diei) and subsequent rites thereafter; presumably this is one of the temples vowed prior to the Battle of Vercellae
  • 69 A.D. — destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Av 9)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv kalendas sextilias

~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem iv kalendas sextilias

  • ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 10)
  • 67 A.D./C.E. — fighting in Jerusalem between pro-surrender-to-the-Romans groups and their counterparts; the former set fire to some food supplies which apparently contributed to the fall of the city three years later (!) (need to track this one down)
  • ca. 260 — martyrdom of Lucilla and companions