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This Day in Ancient History:

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

pridie kalendas sextiles

¶  30 B.C. ~ Battle of Alexandria … initial success by Antony, but eventually Octavian prevails

¶  1556 — death of Ignatius of Loyola

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iii kalendas sextilias

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

ante diem iii kalendas sextilias

  • ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 11)
  • after 101 B.C. — dedication of the Temple to “The Fortune of  this Day”  (Fortuna Huiusce Diei) and subsequent rites thereafter; presumably this is one of the temples vowed prior to the Battle of Vercellae
  • 69 A.D. — destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Av 9)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv kalendas sextilias

July 29, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem iv kalendas sextilias

  • ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 10)
  • 67 A.D./C.E. — fighting in Jerusalem between pro-surrender-to-the-Romans groups and their counterparts; the former set fire to some food supplies which apparently contributed to the fall of the city three years later (!) (need to track this one down)
  • ca. 260 — martyrdom of Lucilla and companions

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v kalendas sextilias

July 28, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem v kalendas sextilias

  • ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 9)
  • ca 68 A.D. — martyrdom of Nazarius and Celsus

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi kalendas sextilias

July 27, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment
ante diem vi kalendas sextilias

¶  ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 8)

¶  64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 10)

¶  ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of the Seven Sleepers

¶  ca 305 A.D. — martyrdom of Panteleon

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