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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…
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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]
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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…
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pridie nonas februarias 211 — death of Septimius Severus at York; his son Caracalla assumed the title of pontifex maximus at this time
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ante diem iii nonas februarias 316 a.d. — martyrdom of St. Blaise 1995 — death of John Pinsent (classicist and founder of Liverpool Classical Monthly)
rogue classicism 