This Day in Ancient History: nonas junias

nonas junias

Portrait of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1...
Portrait of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century), perhaps a copy of a lost bronze statue made by Lysippos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas junias

Dupondius-Didius Julianus-RIC 0012
Dupondius-Didius Julianus-RIC 0012 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Saecular Games continue (day 2) — the celebration of Rome’s anniversary continues

261 B.C. — death of Antiochus I Soter (I have not been able to confirm this date)

177 A.D. — martyrdom of Blandina, Alexander (and others) at Lyons (a.k.a. the Martyrs of Lyons)

193 A.D. — recently-deposed emperor-for-a-little-while Didius Julianus is murdered

This Day in Ancient History: kalendas junias

kalendas junias

Bust of Septimius Severus (reign 193–211 CE). ...
Bust of Septimius Severus (reign 193–211 CE). White, fine-grained marble, modern restorations (nose, parts of the beard, draped bust). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

rites in honour of Carna, a nymph who was somehow associated with the health of bodily organs

Saecular Games (day 1) — celebrating Rome’s thousand-year anniversary

388 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Mars (and associated rites thereafter)

344 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Juno Moneta (and associated rites thereafter)

259 B.C. — dedication of a Temple of the Tempests near the porta Capena (and associated rites thereafter?)

37 A.D. — the emperor Gaius (Caligula) gives the people a congiarium

67 A.D. — the future emperor Vespasian captures Jotapata

165 A.D. — death of Justin Martyr

193 A.D. — emperor-for-a-little-while Didius Julianus is deposed; Septimius Severus is recognized as emperor at Rome

1927 — death of J.B. Bury (History or the Later Roman Empire, among others)

This Day in Ancient History: pridie kalendas junias

pridie kalendas junias

70 A.D. — Titus captures Jerusalem’s outermost wall.

1st century — martyrdom of Petronilla

170 A.D. — martyrdom of Hermias at Cappadocia

1723 — death of William Baxter (grammarian and translator of Latin)