mundus patet — the mundus was a ritual pit which had a sort of vaulted cover on it. Three times a year the Romans removed this cover (August 24, Oct. 5 and November 8) at which time the gates of the underworld were considered to be opened and the manes (spirits of the dead) were…

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ludi Plebeii (day 4) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues 63 B.C. — Cicero accuses Lucius Sergius Catilina of various misdeeds (the so-called Second Catilinarian Conspiracy) … 8 B.C. — Death of Maecenas, patron of Vergil, Horace, and many other artists in Augustan Rome

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient Amphipolis: Digging into life at the acropolis | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1286031/ancient-amphipolis-digging-into-life-at-the-acropolis/ Pompeii Regio V: an Egyptian sits in the back room of the Thermopolium – Pompeii Online https://www.pompeionline.net/en/news/476-pompeii-regio-v-an-egyptian-situla-in-the-back-room-of-the-thermopolium 2,000-Year-Old Roman ‘Fridgerator’ and Luxury Terra Sigillata Unearthed in Germany – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/2000-year-old-roman-fridgerator-and-luxury-terra-sigillata-unearthed-in-germany/ Archaeological Mission Discovers Roman Watchtowers, Mauretanian Tomb Near Volubilis Archaeological Mission…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Three Roman skeletons found buried under car park in Chelmsford https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvpg5821po Rare 2nd–3rd Century Roman Intaglios Unearthed at Bremenium Fort in England – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/rare-2nd-3rd-century-roman-intaglios-unearthed-at-bremenium-fort-in-england/ The Roman Empire’s ‘road map’ is twice as extensive as previously thought | Science | EL PAÍS English https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-11-06/the-roman-empires-road-map-is-twice-as-extensive-as-previously-thought.html Digital map increases Roman Empire road network by…

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ludi Plebeii (day 3) — the major festival in honour of Jupiter continues 63 B.C. — Lucius Sergius Catilina and his co-conspirators meet, with nefarious plans for the morrow 15 (or 16) A.D. — birth of Julia Agrippina (“the younger”), daughter of Germanicus, sister to the emperor Gaius (Caligula), mother of the emperor Nero, wife…

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