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ante diem vii kalendas martias Traditional end of the Roman year (followed by a period of intercalation) Terminalia — a festival in honour of Terminus, the divinity who presided over boundaries. In Rome itself, Terminus had a shrine within the Temple of Jupiter beneath an opening in the roof because, it is said, when they…
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ante diem x kalendas martias Parentalia (Day eight) — the festival for honouring/appeasing the dead continues 116 A.D. — Trajan is given the title “Parthicus” by the senate for his victories against the Parthians
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ante diem xi kalendas martias Parentalia (Day 7) — the period for honouring the dead continues 198 A.D. — death of emperor wannabe Clodius Albinus 1806 — death of Elizabeth Carter (Classicist who translated Epictetus)
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idus februariae Parentalia (day 1) — a festival for honouring/appeasing the dead began on this day with a number of signs: temples were closed, altars did not have fires burn on them, people were forbidden to get married, and magistrates set down the trappings of their office. Fornacalia (day 1) — this was actually a…
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pridie idus februarias 11 B.C. — the future emperor Tiberius marries Julia, daughter of Augustus
