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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v idus martias

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ante diem v idus martias

  • Festival of Mars (day 11)
  • 222 A.D. — murder of the emperor Elagabalus
  • ca. 263 A.D. — martyrdom of Heraclius
  • ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Thalus
  • ca. 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Trophimus
  • 1903 — birth of Ronald Syme (The Roman Revolution, among other seminal works)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus martias

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ante diem vii idus martias

  • Festival of Mars (day 9) which included another procession of the Salian priests around the city
  • 320 A.D. — martyrdom of Candidus and the other “Forty Armenian Martyrs”

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii idus martias

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ante diem viii idus martias

  • Festival of Mars continues (day 8)
  • 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Philemon and companions
  • 1757 – death of Thomas Blackwell (Classical scholar)

This Day in Ancient History: nonae martiae

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nonae martiae