This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus februarias

February 8, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem vi idus februarias

293 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of Quirinus by Papirius Cursor (the temple having been vowed/begun by his similarly-named dictator father) which had a sundial associated with it somehow
291 B.C. — possible date for the arrival of the cult of Aesculapius at Rome
1827 — Death of William Mitford (History of Greece … perhaps on February 10)
1909 — birth of David Daube

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus februarias

February 7, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem vii idus februarias

304 A.D. — martyrdom of Adaucus in Phrygia
1845 — the small glass ‘amphora’ known as the Portland Vase, while on loan to the British Museum, was smashed by a guy on a drinking binge (it was subsequently restored) [photo]

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii idus februarias

February 6, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem viii idus februarias

46 B.C. — victory of Julius Caesar over pro-Pompey forces at Thapsus
300 A.D. — martyrdom of Theophilus Scholasticus ‘The Lawyer’
1811 — birth of H.G. Liddell (co-author of the massive Greek Lexicon which is still standard and father of Alice in Wonderland)
2001 — death of Emily Vermeule (author of Greece in the Bronze Age, among several other works)

This Day in Ancient History: pridie nonas februarias

February 5, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

pridie nonas februarias

211 — death of Septimius Severus at York; his son Caracalla assumed the title of pontifex maximus at this time

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii nonas februarias

February 3, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem iii nonas februarias

316 a.d. — martyrdom of St. Blaise
1995 — death of John Pinsent (classicist and founder of Liverpool Classical Monthly)