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ante diem vii kalendas decembres 2348 B.C. — the Great Flood begins (according to someone’s reckoning!) 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Mercurius 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Moses of Rome … and ten years ago at rogueclassicism, inter alia, we were looking at an interesting votive relief that was coming to auction at the time;…
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ante diem xi kalendas decembres 53 B.C. – Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus in Mesopotamia shortly after his defeat at Carrhae
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ante diem xii kalendas decembres Mercatus — time to restock the cupboards after the Jupiterfest! 63 A.D. — shipwreck of St. Paul (by one reckoning) 270 (?) — birth of the future emperor Maximinus Daia 284 A.D. — elevation of Diocletian to the rank of Caesar Augustus … a decade ago at rogueclassicism, the major news…
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ante diem xiii kalendas decembres Mercatus — time to restock the pantry after the lengthy festival in honour of Jupiter 1665 — death of Nicholas Poussin (painter of many Classical subjects) … and ten years ago at rogueclassicism, inter alia, we we chatting about garlic being spread around Europe by the Roman army and the discovery of an…
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pridie nonas novembres ludi Plebei (day 1) — a major festival in honour of Jupiter 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Agricola … and ten years ago at rogueclassicism, there wasn’t a lot going on but there does seem to be some sort of cultural comment with a deeper meaning lurking in the Frank and Ernest…
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