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ante diem xvi kalendas februarias Ludi Palatini (day 1) 86 B.C. — death of Marius (or possibly on the 13th) 38 B.C. — Octavian marries Livia 6 B.C. — dedication of the ara Numinis Augusti in Rome 42 A.D. — consecration of Livia as divine

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ante diem xvii kalendas februarias 27 B.C. — Octavian is given the title “Augustus“, the clupeus virtutis and duo laurae 9 B.C. (?) — the future emperor Tiberius celebrates an ovatio for his victories in Pannonia 10 A.D. — dedication of a Temple of Concordia 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Fusca and Maura 1794 —…

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ante diem xviii kalendas februarias carmentalia (day 2) — an annual festival in honour of the nymph Carmenta (a divinity associated with prophecy and childbirth; also the mother of Evander) celebrated primarily by women on the 11th and 15th of January 69 A.D. — murder of Galba and his adopted son Piso; dies imperii of…

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ante diem xix kalendas februarias ca. 82 B.C. — birth of Marcus Antonius (a.k.a. Mark Anthony)

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idus januariae 86 B.C. — death of Marius 27 B.C. — Octavian “restores the republic” and receives the corona civica ca. 101 A.D. — birth of L. Aelius Caesar, future adoptive heir (never realized) of the emperor Hadrian 235 A.D. — martyrdom (?) of Andrew, bishop of Trier

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