TDIAH
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ante diem vi idus maias 214 (?) A.D. — birth of the future emperor Claudius II Gothicus 232 A.D. — martyrdom of Felix and Palmatius 238 A.D. — murder of Maximinus Thrax (by one reckoning) 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Epimachus at Alexandria 251 A.D. — martyrdom of Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyrinus, and Benedicta at Leontini…
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ante diem vii idus maias Lemuria (day 1) — a festival involving assorted rituals to keep the ghosts of one’s ancestors happy
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nonas maias 431 B.C. — the “Peloponnesian War” began (according to one reckoning) 399 B.C. — death of Socrates(according to one reckoning) 1941 — death of Sir James Frazer (The Golden Bough)
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ante diem iv nonas maias 11 B.C. — dedication of the Theatre of Marcellus ca. 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Florian in what would become Austria ca. 304 A.D. — martydom of Pelagia at Tarsus 1406 — death of Coluccio Salutati (humanist and proto-Classicist)
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ante diem vi nonas maias Floralia (day 6) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course)…
