Category: TDIAH

This Day in Ancient History: pridie nonas sextilias

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pridie nonas sextilias
¶  70 A.D. — the Romans destroy the Temple in Jerusalem
¶  1701 — birth of Thomas Blackwell

¶  1707 – birth of Johann Augustus Ernesti

 

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii nonas sextilias

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ante diem iii nonas sextilias
¶  supplicia canum — a ritual which was the ‘fallout’ from the story of the geese saving Rome from the Gauls; as punishment to the ‘watchdogs’ who didn’t bark, every year the Romans would crucify a dog
¶ 8 A.D. — victory of the future emperor Tiberius at Illyricum
¶ 178 A.D. — the emperor Marcus Aurelius and Commodus depart on their second campaign against the Germans

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas sextilias

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ante diem iv nonas sextilias

  • 338 B.C. — Death of Archidamus III (King of Sparta)
  • 216 B.C. — Hannibal inflicts a massive defeat on Roman forces at Cannae (possible date)
  • 86 B.C. — Sulla defeats Mithridates at Chaeronea (possible date)
  • 49 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats Afranius and Petreius (legates of Pompey) at Ilerda
  • 47 B.C. — Julius Caesar defeats Pharnaces II at Zela (and would later proclaim his victory with the famous “Veni, vidi, vici” )
  • 9 A.D. — death of Quintilius Varus (not sure about this one)

This Day in Ancient History: kalendas augustae

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kalendas augustae

¶   rites at the two temples to Victoria on the Palatine

¶  between 264 and 241 — dedication of the Temple of Spes (Hope) in the Forum Holitorium (and associated rites thereafter)

¶  30 B.C. — Octavian captures the city of Alexandria; suicide of Marcus Antonius (source?)

¶  12 B.C. — dedication of the ara Romae et Augusti at Lyons

¶  10 B.C. — birth of the future emperor Claudius

¶  2 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mars in the Forum of
Augustus (and associated rituals thereafter)

¶  52 A.D. — dedication of the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus
aqueducts

¶  126 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Pertinax

¶  1457 — death of Lorenzo Valla

¶  1840 — death of Karl Otfried Muller