This Day in Ancient History

January 12, 2009January 12, 2009 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ 5 Comments

pridie idus januarias

49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (yet another suggestion).

c. 230 A.D. — martyrdom of Tatiana in Rome

c. 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Arcadius in Mauretania

This Day in Ancient History

August 31, 2003December 26, 2008 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

pridie kalendas septembres

12 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Gaius (Caligula) at Antium
40 A.D. — Gaius (Caligula) celebrates an ovatio after his attempted military campaigns in Gaul and Britain
161 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Commodus (and his twin, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus)