ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 1) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 1656 B.C. — Noah enters the ark (this must be Bishop Ussher again) 31 A.D. — suicide of Apicata, wife of the disgraced Praetorian Praefect Sejanus ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Lucian and…

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322 B.C. — death of Demosthenes (by one reckoning) 237 A.D. — martyrdom of Daria and Chrysanthus 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Minias 286 A.D. — martyrdom of twin saints Crispin and Crispian

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient Scythian animal-style art began with functional objects, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ancient-scythian-animal-style-art.html Your Ancient Greek guide to Halloween – cosi’s odyssey https://cosisodyssey.substack.com/p/your-ancient-greek-guide-to-halloween?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=991656&post_id=174331992&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=q7tlq&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Three Shipwrecks Discovered Off the Coast of Israel Shed New Light on the History of Iron Age Maritime Trade https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-shipwrecks-discovered-off-the-coast-of-israel-shed-new-light-on-the-history-of-iron-age-maritime-trade-180987555/ Detectorist uncovers what could be Wales’s biggest treasure hoard buried in…

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31 A.D. — execution of Strabo, son of the Praetorian Praefect L. Aelius Sejanus 51 A.D. — birth of the future emperor T. Flavius Domitianus, better known as Domitian

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Mursa’s mass grave reveals diverse origins of Roman soldiers https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mursa-mass-grave-reveals-diverse.html New study shifts the dating of major Bronze Age events https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/new-study-shifts-the-dating-of-major-bronze-age-events/156202 Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales’ biggest find https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd67vv66wxxo ‘Biggest ever’ haul of 15,000 Roman coins found in Wales by dumbfounded metal detectorist who slept with trove in his…

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