TDIAH

idus januariae 86 B.C. — death of Marius 27 B.C. — Octavian “restores the republic” and receives the corona civica ca. 101 A.D. — birth of L. Aelius Caesar, future adoptive heir (never realized) of the emperor Hadrian 235 A.D. — martyrdom (?) of Andrew, bishop of Trier … and ten years ago at rogueclassicism,…

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ante diem iv nonas januarias 43 B.C. — Octavian is granted propraetorian imperium and admitted to the senate 17 A.D. — death of Publius Ovidius Naso … a.k.a. Ovid 18 A.D. — death of Titus Livius … a.k.a. Livy 69 A.D. — dies imperii of Vitellius 1866 — birth of Gilbert Murray Ten years ago…

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pridie nonas decembres ca. 235 — martyrdom of Barbara … and a decade ago at rogueclassicism, we first heard/read about a certain Coldplay singer’s Classical predelictions … we were also reading about a bit of a shakeup at Yale …

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iv nonas decembres c. 255 A.D. — martyrdom of Hippolytus c. 256 A.D. — martyrdom of Aurelia and Paulina 259 A.D. — martyrdom of Pontian … a little cluster from the persecution under Valerian

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ante diem vi kalendas decembres 311 — Martyrdom of Peter of Alexandria … and ten years ago at rogueclassicism it seems to have been a busy day … highlights include a Roman cavalry mask which was going to auction and a description of some strange documentary about Jason and the Argonauts …

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