TDIAH

ante diem iv kalendas novembres ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 4)– games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 1729 — birth of James Boswell (biographer of Johnson) … and ten years ago, rogueclassicism wasn’t really saying much … there were some hallowe’en things and assorted movie items, but…

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ante diem viii kalendas novembres 322 B.C. — death of Demosthenes (by one reckoning) 237 A.D. — martyrdom of Daria and Chrysanthus 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Minias 286 A.D. — martyrdom of twin saints Crispin and Crispian … and ten years ago, inter alia,  rogueclassicism was dealing with purported Classical connections for Hallowe’en for…

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ante diem ix kalendas novembres 31 A.D. — execution of Strabo, son of the Praetorian Praefect L. Aelius Sejanus 51 A.D. — birth of the future emperor T. Flavius Domitianus, better known as Domitian … and a decade ago at rogueclassicism, inter alia, we were tracking down connections between Skull and Bones, Demosthenes, Barbara Steisand,…

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ante diem x kalendas novembres 42 B.C. — the forces of Marcus Antonius defeat those of Cassius and Brutus in the second Battle of Phillipi; Brutus subsequently commited suicide 12 A.D. — the future emperor Tiberius celebrates a triumph for his victories in Pannonia and Dalmatia 524 or 525 — martyrdom of Boethius … and…

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ante diem xi kalendas novembres 4004 B.C. — 9.00 a.m. … according to Bishop Ussher, God created the universe some time during the ‘preceding night’ 50 B.C. — the ‘Civil War’ between Pompey and Caesar began (not sure where my source got this one). … and ten years ago at rogueclassicism, after gossiping about Angelina…

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