TDIAH
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ante diem iii nonas quinctilias Poplifugia — a festival of origins which were forgotten by the time folks began writing about things; it possibly commemorates the flight of the people from Gauls in the fourth century, but that seems a rather strange thing for Romans to build a festival around (even with the story of…
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ante diem iv nonas quinctilias 13 B.C. — dedication of the Ara Pacis (not sure where I got that …)
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ante diem v nonas quinctilias 324 A.D. — Victory of Constantine over Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople
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ante diem vi nones quinctilias ca 68 A.D. martyred soldiers of Rome
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ante diem vii kalendas quinctilias ludi Taurei quinquennales (day 1) — an obscure festival possibly in honour of the di inferi (read Bill Thayer’s note on the ‘quinquennales’ part) 107 A.D. — the emperor Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates his second triumph over the Dacians
rogue classicism 