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ante diem xi kalendas decembres 164 B.C. — Judas Maccabeus restores the Temple in Jerusalem, including removal of the Hellenistic statuary (maybe) 53 B.C. – Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus in Mesopotamia shortly after his defeat at Carrhae (maybe) 1912 — birth of Pierre Grimal (Classicist) 1914 — birth of Michael Grant (yes, the incredibly prolific one)…
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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) 1797 — birth of Charles Anthon (prolifically-published American Classicist) 1903 — birth of Sterling Dow (who perfected the squeeze, among other important contributions to…
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ante diem xiv kalendas decembres Mercatus — in the wake of the lengthy ludi Plebeii, the Romans needed a few days to restock their cupboards ca. 64 A.D. — upside down crucifixion of Peter 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius of Antioch 1718 — premiere of Voltaire’s Oedipe in Paris
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ante diem iii idus novembres ludi Plebeii (day 8) — the Jupiterfest continues 109 A.D. — the emperor Trajan stages a naumachia 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Athenodorus
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ante diem v idus novembres ludi Plebeii (day 6) — the Jupiterfest continues 2348 B.C. — the Great Flood began (according to Polyhistor) 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Orestes in Cappadocia
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