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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus junias

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ante diem iv idus junias

Drusilla (?), sister of Caligula.
Drusilla (?), sister of Caligula. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 6)

38 A.D. — death of Drusilla, the much-beloved sister of the emperor Gaius (Caligula)

86 A.D.. — ludi Capitolini (day 5)

120 A.D. — martyrdom of Gaetulius and companions at Tivoli

204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 7)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v idus junias

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ante diem v idus junias

English: Bust of Nero at the Capitoline Museum...
English: Bust of Nero at the Capitoline Museum, Rome (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Vestalia — festival in honour of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth

53 B.C. — the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus (Dives) suffers a massive defeat at the hand of the Persians under Surenas near Carrhae; Crassus dies as a result of the battle

17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 5)

62 A.D. — Nero has his first wife, Octavia, killed while in exile for adultery on Pandateria

68 A.D. — the emperor Nero commits suicide

86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 4)

193 A.D. — arrival of Septimius Severus in Rome

204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 6)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus junias

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ante diem vi idus junias

English: Antiques Museum in the Royal Palace, ...
English: Antiques Museum in the Royal Palace, Stockholm. Bust of Roman emperor Galba. Deutsch: Antikensammlung im Königlichen Palast, Stockholm. Büste des römischen Kaisers Galba (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

215 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mens (and associated rites thereafter)

17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 4)

65 A.D.. — rebels in Jerusalem capture the Antonia fortress

68 A.D. — recognition of Galba as emperor in Rome (?)

86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 3)

204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 5)

218 A.D. — the Legio III Gallica, who had declared their loyalty for Bassianus (the future emperor Elagabalus) defeats the emperor Macrinus near Antioch; Macrinus fled

1768 — death of Johann Winckelmann

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus junias

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ante diem vii idus junias

Temple Of Vesta ~ Rome
Temple Of Vesta ~ Rome (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

the ‘inner sanctum’ of the Temple of Vesta was opened to the (female) public

ludi piscatorii (?) — a private festival celebrated by fishermen

17 B.C.. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 3)

20 A.D. — Nero Julius Caesar, son of the emperor-in-waiting Germanicus, dons his toga virilis; a congiarium is given to the people as well

86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini — a festival involving poetic contests, inaugurated by Domitian based on something done by Nero (day 2)

204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 4)

This Day in Ancient History: nonas junias

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nonas junias

470/469 B.C. — birth of Socrates (according to one estimate)

466 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Dius Fidius … a.k.a. Semo Sancus (and associated rites thereafter)

17 B.C. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 1)

204 A.D. — ludi Latini et Graeci honorarii (day 2)