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)

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)

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

• lepidopterology (Wordsmith)

• ululate (Dictionary.com)

• proliferate (Merriam-Webster … always wondered about that one)

• sicarian (Worthless Word for the Day)

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 of Codratus of Corinth and companions