70 A.D. — Roman armies break through the walls of the upper city of Jerusalem (by one reckoning)

46 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix (and associated rites thereafter)

303 A.D. — martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian

304 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyprian

1687 — a Venetian mortar ignites a store of Turkish gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon, causing much damage.

2nd century A.D. — martyrdom of Herculanus

233 A.D. — the emperor Severus Alexander celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians

1808 — death of Richard Porson

1931 — death of Ulrich von Wilamovitz-Moellendorff

15 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Vitellius (?)

rites in honour of Latona at the Theatre of Marcellus

Mercatus — those cupboards must have been really empty!

484 B.C. — Birth of Euripides (?)

480 B.C. — Athenian naval forces under Themistocles defeat Xerxes’ Persian force in the narrows of Salamis (one reckoning)

63 B.C. — birth of Octavius, the future emperor Augustus

25 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Neptune (and associated rites thereafter)

23 B.C. — restoration of the temple of Apollo in the Campus Martius (and associated rites thereafter)

117 A.D. — martyrdom of Thecla