Hilaria of Isis (late mention) 39 A.D. — birth of the poet Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Germanus (et al) at Caesarea

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1656 B.C. — traditional date for the start of the Great Flood (according to one calculation) 285 B.C. — Ptolemy II Philadelphus ascends the throne of Egypt as co-ruler with Ptolemy I(by one reckoning) 188 A.D. — martyrdom of Eustachius/Placidus (in a bronze bull!) 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Justus of Trieste 304 A.D. —…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== French archaeologists uncover ‘vast Roman burial area’ with cremation graves ‘fed’ by liquid offerings | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/french-archaeologists-uncover-vast-roman-burial-area-with-cremation-graves-fed-by-liquid-offerings Archaeologists Discover A Large Roman Bakery That Supplied An Ancient Mining City In Spain Archaeologists Discover A Large Roman Bakery That Supplied An Ancient Mining City In Spain Wooden sculpture depicting Hercules found in…

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ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 7) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 82 B.C. — Lucius Cornelius Sulla is victorious over the Samnites at the Battle of the Colline Gate 36 A.D. — major fire at Rome 1903 — death of Theodore Mommsen 1993 — death…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Discovery of a new archaeological site in Shahhat dating back to the Hellenistic period Discovery of a new archaeological site in Shahhat dating back to the Hellenistic period Lost Letter of Roman Emperor Caracalla Found in Turkish Farmhouse Walls – GreekReporter.com https://greekreporter.com/2025/10/30/lost-letter-roman-emperor-caracalla-turkish-farmhouse-walls/ Roman Funeral Pyres Unearthed in Ancient Greek City of Olbia,…

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