This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv kalendas martias

ante diem iv kalendas martias

Equirria — the first of two days of horse racing (the second was on March 14) dedicated to Mars; the reasons are obscure, but probably have something to do with preparing horses for the upcoming campaigning season
116 A.D. — supplicatio pro salute Traiani (day 2)
1874 — birth of F.M. Cornford (author of Before and After Socrates, among several other works)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v kalendas martias

ante diem v kalendas martias

ante diem viii kalendas martias

Parentalia probably comes to and end with the festival of Caristia, which was a sort of ‘kiss and make up’ festival. The idea was that people had made peace with their dead, so now it was right to bring to an end any quarrels they were having with living members of their family. There was usually a big family reunion type banquet and worship was given to the Lares.
4 A.D. — death of hoped-for-successor-to-Augustus Gaius Caesar (either February 21 or 22) in Limyra
c. 1st century A.D. — martyrdom of Aristion, place disputed
1756 — birth of Gilbert Wakefield (Classicist)

ante diem ix kalendas martias

Parentalia possibly comes to an end with the festival of Feralia, during which sheep were sacrificed to the dead; the additional rites mentioned by Ovid (Fasti 2.565 ff) apparently in connection with the Feralia probably have nothing to do specifically with the festival.
4 A.D. — death of hoped-for-successor-to-Augustus Gaius Caesar (either February 21 or 22) in Limyra

ante diem xi kalendas martias