This Day in Ancient History: ante diem viii kalendas junias

ante diem viii kalendas junias

rites in honour of Fortuna Publica Populi Romani Quiritium Primigeniaon the Quirinal hill
585 B.C. — Thales possibly predicted the eclipse on this day

535 B.C. — the foundations for the Second Temple at Jerusalem were begun

302 A.D. — martyrdom of Julius of Durostorum and companions

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem ix kalendas junias

ante diem ix kalendas junias

Germanicus
Germanicus (Photo credit: Nick in exsilio)

Quando Rex Comitavit Fas — the rex sacrorum had to perform some sort of ceremony before the day’s legal business could be conducted (possibly connected to the idea of Regifugium)

15 B.C. — birth of the emperor-to-be-who-never-was Germanicus (brother of the emperor Claudius)

299 A.D. — martyrdom of Donatian and Rogatian

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem x kalendas junias

ante diem x kalendas junias

English: Bust of Pompey from the Ny Carlsberg ...
English: Bust of Pompey from the Ny Carlsberg Glyphotek. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Tubilustrium — a purification of the battle trumpets which, like the one which occurred in March, was designed to prepare the troops for war (perhaps … this tubilustrium is somehow connected with the following)

Festival of Vulcan

1270 B.C. — Pierre Henri-Archer suggests this day for the fall of Troy

63 B.C. — Pompey takes Jerusalem (by one reckoning)

37 B.C. — Herod takes control of Jerusalem

ca. 303 A.D. — martyrs of Cappadocia

1617 — birth of Elias Ashmole

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xi kalendas junias

ante diem xi kalendas junias

Herma
Herma (Photo credit: mmarftrejo)

415 B.C. — The “mutilation of the herms” occurs, which would briefly delay the launching of the Sicilian Expedition (by one reckoning)

337 A.D. — death of Constantine I

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xii kalendas junias

Marble bust of Roman emperor Septimius Severus...
Marble bust of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (146–211), sculpted at the beginning of the 3rd century. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Agonalia — the rex sacrificulus would offer a ram to various deities

rites in honour of Vediovis

429 B.C. — birth of Plato (by one reckoning)

70 A.D. — Roman forces break through Jerusalem’s middle wall

194 A.D.(?) — Septimius Severus acclaimed as Imperator

293 A.D. (?) — elevation of Galerius to the rank of Caesar by Diocletian

1920 — birth of John Chadwick (The Decipherment of Linear B)

1929 — death of Rodolfo Lanciani (perhaps May 22)

1953 — birth of Don Fowler