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This Day in Ancient History: pridie idus januarias

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pridie idus januarias

  • 49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (yet another suggestion).
  • c. 230 A.D. — martyrdom of Tatiana in Rome
  • c. 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Arcadius in Mauretania

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii idus januarias

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ante diem iii idus januarias

  • Carmentalia begins (day 1) — a two-day festival (with a three day break between the days) in honour of the deity Carmenta, who was possibly a goddess of both childbirth and prophecy.
  • 49 B.C. — Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon (by another reckoning)
  • ?? B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Juturna in the Campus Martius
  • 29 B.C. — Octavian closes the doors of the Temple of Janus, signifying the Roman world was at peace

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus januarias

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ante diem iv idus januarias

  • 49 B.C. — Caesar crosses the Rubicon (according to some sources)
  • 69 A.D. — emperor-for-a-little-while-and-not-much-longer Galba adopts Lucius Calpurnius Piso

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v idus januarias

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ante diem v idus januarias

  • Agonalia — one of four dies agonales during which the Rex Sacrorum would sacrifice a ram in the Regia; on this occasion apparently in honour of Janus.
  • 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Felix and companions in Africa
  • 302 A.D. — martyrdom of Julian and companions at Antioch
  • c. 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Marciana at Caesarea (Mauretania)