406 B.C. — death of Euripides (by one reckoning) 147 A.D. — birth of Annia Galeria Faustina, the daughter of the emperor-to-be Marcus Aurelius 1817 — birth of Theodor Mommsen, Nobel prize winning ancient historian

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257 A.D. — martyrdom of Saturninus of Toulouse 275 A.D. — martyrdom of Philomenus of Ancyra

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== What did the Romans ever do for us? Roads, wine and pet CATS – who only became our companions in Europe 2,000 years ago, study finds | Daily Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15334929/Romans-brought-cats-Europe-2000.html A large pre-Roman Gallic settlement with a powerful defensive system that endured after the conquest has been discovered A large pre-Roman…

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66 (or 67) A.D. — the emperor Nero proclaims the “freedom of the Greeks”

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient remains in Sapanca Lake may date back to Late Antiquity https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-remains-in-sapanca-lake-may-date-back-to-late-antiquity-216181 Scorobir Scythian Necropolis in Poltava region may contain up to one thousand burial mounds https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/4063523-scorobir-scythian-necropolis-in-poltava-region-may-contain-up-to-one-thousand-burial-mounds.html Why ancient Roman buildings last for millennia https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0mk1gdc/why-ancient-roman-buildings-last-for-millennia 2,000-year-old gold ring holds clue about lavish cremation burial unearthed in France | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2-000-year-old-gold-ring-holds-clue-about-lavish-cremation-burial-unearthed-in-france A…

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