Rites in honour of Tiberinus and Gaia — not a lot is known about these rites; Tiberinus had a temple on the Tiber island and presided over the Tiber (of course); Gaia seems to have originally given the Campus Martius (a.k.a. Campus Tiberinus) to the Roman people. 65 B.C. — birth of the poet Horace…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Rare mosaic in Rutland reveals forgotten Trojan War tale https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2eg9v0wl8o Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Service Station Unearthed Along a Major Roman Road – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/nearly-2000-year-old-service-station-unearthed-along-a-major-roman-road/ It’s official—a hidden Roman camp has been discovered at 2,200 meters in the Swiss Alps—projectiles, sandal nails, and the seal of Legio III reveal that the Romans dominated the…

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43 B.C. — death of Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) as he half-heartedly fled the proscription of Marcus Antonius et al. 1985 — death of Robert Graves (I Claudius, among others)

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346 A.D. — a bit out of our period, but today is the feast day of St. Nicholas of Myra (yes, ‘the’ Saint Nick) …

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Israel seizes rare artifacts in Palestinian villa built atop major archaeological sit https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/s1rseskfzx Thermal Complex Discovered at Roman Villa in Ancient Greek City of Agrigento – GreekReporter.com https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/04/thermal-complex-roman-villa-ancient-greek-city-agrigento/ Forest Exploitation in Antiquity: Roman expansion altered the forests north of the Alps – University of Freiburg Forest Exploitation in Antiquity: Roman expansion altered…

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