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Vinalia — the second major wine festival of this name celebrated by the Romans 43 B.C. — the future emperor Octavian enters his first consulship; Octavian’s adoption by Julius Caesar formally recognized 14 A.D. — Augustus dies at Nola 232 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Probus 304 A.D. — martyrdom of Thecla at Caesarea c. 306 A.D. — martyrdom of Agapius at…
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IN THE NEWS … A 2,400-Year-Old Tomb in Turkey Filled With Wrestling Coins May Reveal the Life of an Ancient Athlete Rare 4,000-Year-Old ‘Enigmatic Tablet’ Found Intact at Lucone Bronze Age Village in Italy | Arkeonews Roman-Era treasure? Coin, bracelet and spearhead discovered near Miejsce Croatian army helps rescue Roman ship replica stranded on Drava…
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29 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Divus Julius (and associated rites thereafter)
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IN THE NEWS … Mysterious marks on ancient Libyan gateway finally deciphered Look what came out of the 5-ton sealed sarcophagus found at a depth of 3 meters. Bathing Complex Discovered at Egypt’s Tel Nasser – Biblical Archaeology Society 2,500-year-old Etruscan treasure found in ancient well 1,600-Year-Old Early Christian Mosaics Discovered in Croatia with a…
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Roman festival of Portunalia rites in honour of Janus at the Theatre of Marcellus
