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ante diem iii kalendas quinctilis 179 B.C. (?) — dedication of a Temple of Hercules and the Muses (and associated rites thereafter) 29 B.C. — restoration of the Temple of Quirinus
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ante diem xvii kalendas quinctilias Quinquatrus minusculae (day 3 of a five-day festival honouring the birthday (maybe) of Minerva ) Quando stercus delatus fas ("When the ‘trash’ is taken out") and the Temple of Vesta is closed to the public 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Vitus (and companions)
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pridie idus junias 456 B.C. — Herodotus recites his Histories at Athens (according to one reckoning; supposedly on the 12th of Hekatombaion) 17 B.C. — venatio, ludi circenses, lusus Troiae (the latter was a sort of precision equestrian drill put on by the sons of the rich and famous, probably a lot like the RCMP’s…
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ante diem iv idus junias 17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 6) 38 A.D. — death of Drusilla, the much-beloved sister of the emperor Gaius (Caligula) 86 A.D.. — ludi Capitolini (day 5) 120 A.D. — martyrdom of Gaetulius and companions at Tivoli 204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day…
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ante diem v idus junias Vestalia — festival in honour of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth 53 B.C. — the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus (Dives) suffers a massive defeat at the hand of the Persians under Surenas near Carrhae; Crassus dies as a result of the battle 17 B.C.. — ludi Latini…
