This Day in Ancient History

kalendas junias

  • rites in honour of Carna, a nymph who was somehow associated with the health of bodily organs
  • Saecular Games (day 1) — celebrating Rome’s thousand-year anniversary
  • 388 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mars (and associated rites thereafter)
  • 259 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of the Tempests near the porta Capena (and associated rites thereafter?)

This Day in Ancient History

ante diem v kalendas Iunias

  • 20 A.D. — Drusus "Minor", the son of the emperor Tiberius, celebrates an ovatio for his victories in Illyricum

This Day in Ancient History

ante diem vi kalendas junias

  • 302 A.D. — Martyrdom of Julius at Durostorum

This Day in Ancient History

ante diem vii kalendas junias

17 A.D. — Germanicus celebrates a triumph for his victories in Germany

106 A.D. — martyrdom of Zachary in Gaul

107 A.D. — Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Dacians

303 A.D. — martyrdom of Felicissimus, Heraclius, and others at what is now Todi (Umbria)