ludi Cereri (day 2)– games in honour of the grain goddess Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. rites in honour of Jupiter Victor and Jupiter Liber 150 A.D. — martyrdom of Carpus and companions at Pergamon 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Maximus and companions at Silistria 1748 — death of Christopher Pitt (translator of Virgil)

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Study: Clay cylinders found in Iraq bear writings belonging to Nebuchadnezzar II | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-892640 Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-stone-monument-depicting-a-roman-emperor-as-a-pharaoh-discovered-in-luxor 2,000-Year-Old Egyptian Child Mummy Conceals Secret Object on Its Chest – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/2000-year-old-egyptian-child-mummy-conceals-secret-object-on-its-chest/ Roman barrel-lined well discovered…

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ludi Cereri (day 1) — games in honour of the grain goddes Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. 65 A.D. — death of Seneca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Vissa (or Vissia) at Fermo 300 A.D. — martyrdom of Victor in what would become Portugal

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421 B.C. — Peace of Nikias brings the first phase of the Peloponnesian war (a.k.a. the Archidamian War) to an end (by one reckoning) 52 B.C. — trial of Milo — with Cicero on his side — for the murder of Clodius (by one reckoning) 92 A.D. — martyrdom of Antipas 145 A.D. — birth…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== The UCO discovers an advanced mural painting technique never before seen in Roman Hispania | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123635 Rare Roman paint ‘recipe’ uncovered in Cartagena murals makes smart use of costly cinnabar https://phys.org/news/2026-04-rare-roman-recipe-uncovered-cartagena.html#goog_rewarded Remains of the Temple of the god Pelusius discovered in the ancient city of Pelusium in Egypt: a massive structure…

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