This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii nonas novembres

November 3, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem iii nonas novembres

Hilaria of Isis (late mention)
39 A.D. — birth of the poet Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus)
250 A.D. — martyrdom of Germanus (et al) at Caesarea

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas novembres

November 2, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem iv nonas novembres

1656 B.C. — traditional date for the start of the Great Flood (according to one calculation)
285 B.C. — Ptolemy II Philadelphus ascends the throne of Egypt as co-ruler with Ptolemy I(by one reckoning)
188 A.D. — martyrdom of Eustachius/Placidus (in a bronze bull!)
303 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus of Trieste
304 A.D. — martyrdom of Victorinus of Pettau
315 A.D. — martyrdom of Carterius and his companions (soldiers under Licinius)

This Day in Ancient History: kalendae novembres

November 1, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

kalendae novembres

ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 7) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C.
82 B.C. — Lucius Cornelius Sulla is victorious over the Samnites at the Battle of the Colline Gate
36 A.D. — major fire at Rome
1903 — death of Theodore Mommsen
1993 — death of A.N. Sherwin-White (The Roman Citizenship, among other things)

This Day in Ancient History: pridie kalendas novembres

October 31, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

pridie kalendas novembres

ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 6) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C.
286 — martyrdom of Quentin

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem tertium kalendas novembres

October 30, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem tertium kalendas novembres

69 A.D. — sack of Cremona
130 A.D. — Hadrian’s pal Antinous drowns in the Nile
c. 298 — martyrdom of Marcellus the centurion