ludi Megalesia (day 7) — the Cybelefest continues 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Pompeius and Terence at Carthage 401 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Theodosius II

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== This metro stop is Ancient Rome’s new attraction https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260408-a-150-metro-ticket-to-ancient-rome Historic tower, walls restored at Türkiye’s Sillyon ancient city | Daily Sabah https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/historic-tower-walls-restored-at-turkiyes-sillyon-ancient-city/news A citizen in Shahat delivers the head of an archaeological statue to Antiquities Control A citizen in Shahat delivers the head of an archaeological statue to Antiquities Control Archaeologists Reveal…

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ludi Megalesia continue (day 6) 193 A.D. — Septimius Severus given the rank of Augustus

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== April 8, 1820: Venus de Milo Discovered on Milos — Calls Grow for Its Return to Greece Greek City Times https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/04/08/venus-de-milo-return-greece/ Survey of Eretria plain on Evia points to unknown ancient sites | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1300422/survey-of-eretria-plain-on-evia-points-to-unknown-ancient-sites/ When a Warrior’s Terrible Weapon to Deal Death Is Just a Tool – Archaeology https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-04-08/ty-article/when-a-warriors-terrible-weapon-to-deal-death-is-just-a-tool/0000019d-6764-d759-ab9d-7ffd788a0000 Roman villa…

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ludi Megalensia continue (day 5) 217 A.D. — murder of the emperor M. Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla) 1898 — Birth of Maurice Bowra (The Greek Experience) 1979 — death of E.R. Dodds (The Greeks and the Irrational)

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