ante diem iii nonas maias
- ca 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Jovinian
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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv nonas maias
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)
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi nonas maias
ante diem vi nonas maias
- ludi Florae (possible day 7) — 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) flowers and their blossoms
- c. 62 A.D. — martyrdom of James the Lesser in Jerusalem
- c. 80 A.D. — martyrdom of Philip the Apostle in Heirapolis, Phrygia
- 115 or 116 A.D. — martyrdom of Pope Alexander I in Rome
- c. 286 — martyrdom of Maura at Thebias
- 1810 — Byron swims from Sestos to Abydos, imitating Leander’s visits to Hero
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi nonas maias
ante diem vi nonas maias
- ludi Florae (day 6)
This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v kalendas maias
ante diem v kalendas maias
- ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 1) — 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) flowers and their blossoms (Chloris is also mentioned … I’m still trying to figure that one out).
- 4977 B.C. — birth of the universe, according to the calculations of Johannes Kepler
- 1737 — Birth of Edward Gibbon (he wrote some sort of book apparently)
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