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ante diem vi idus apriles ludi Megalensia continue (day 5) 217 A.D. — murder of the emperor M. Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla) 1898 — Birth of Maurice Bowra (The Greek Experience) 1979 — death of E.R. Dodds (The Greeks and the Irrational)
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ante diem xvi kalendas apriles Festival of Mars continues (day 18) 37 A.D. — The dead emperor Tiberius’ will is annulled and Gaius (Caligula) is given the title “Augustus” by the senate 235 A.D. (?) — murder of Alexander Severus at Moguntiacum (Mainz)
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ante diem xvii kalendas apriles Festival of Mars continues (day 16) 37 A.D. — death of the emperor Tiberius at Misenum 284 A.D. — martyrdom of Hilarius and companions 1900 — Arthur Evans purchases the land around Knossos
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lepidopterology (Wordsmith) ululate (Dictionary.com) proliferate (Merriam-Webster … always wondered about that one) sicarian (Worthless Word for the Day)
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ante diem vi idus martias Festival of Mars (day 10) … 241 B.C. — Romans are victorious against the Carthaginians in the naval battle of Aegusa, bringing the First Punic War to an end 15 A.D. — Tiberius becomes pontifex maximus ca. 172 A.D. — martyrdom of Alexander in Phrygia ca. 258 A.D. — martyrdom…
