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19 B.C. (?) — dedication of the Temple of Mars Ultor on the Capitoline 2 B.C. — opening of the Forum of Augustus 113 A.D. — opening of the restored Temple of Venus Genetrix 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Dionysius and Pancras at Rome

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Amphipolis Tomb: Entire 497-Metre Perimeter Enclosure Revealed for the First Time https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/05/11/amphipolis-tomb-entire-497-metre-perimeter-enclosure-revealed-for-the-first-time/ Ancient Iron Slags on Andros Point to a Hidden War-Era Industry from the Age After Alexander – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/ancient-iron-slags-on-andros-point-to-a-hidden-war-era-industry-from-the-age-after-alexander/ Lion’s head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons |…

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Lemuria continues (day 2) — a private and public appeasement of the dead; the Roman paterfamilias would rise at midnight to conduct a ritual involving beans and bronze rites in honour of Mania — a Roman divinity who was considered the goddess of the dead; she was also the mother of the Lares 14 A.D.…

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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

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Lemuria (day 1) — a Roman festival involving assorted rituals to keep the ghosts of one’s ancestors happy

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