Category: TDIAH

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii idus octobres

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ante diem iii idus octobres

  • Fontinalia — a festival in honour of the divinity Fons, who presided over springs and wells; such sources of water were festooned with garlands for the occasion
  • 54 A.D. — death of the emperor Claudius, purportedly succumbing to a plate of poisoned mushrooms dished up by his niece/wife Agrippina; dies imperii of Nero (son of Agrippina)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus octobres

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ante diem iv idus octobres

  • 19 B.C. — Augustus returns from various eastern campaigns
  • 166 A.D. — co-emperor Lucius Verus celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians; future emperor Commodus is given the rank of Caesar

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v idus octobres

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ante diem v idus octobres

  • Meditrinalia — a somewhat obscure festival in terms of origins which involved tasting old wine and new wine, apparently with the goal of being cured of diseases old and new.
  • ludi Augustales scaenici (day 7 — from 11-19 A.D. and post 23 A.D.)304 A.D. — martyrdom of Tharacus

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus octobres

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ante diem vii idus octobres