119 — martyrdom of Secundus at Asti ca. 311 — martyrdom of Pastor, Victorinus, and companions at Nicomedia

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37 A.D. — arrival of Gaius (Caligula) in Rome 193 A.D. — murder of the emperor Pertinax; recognition of Didius Julianus as Augustus 364 A.D. — elevation of Valens to the rank of Augustus … in the early Church, this was one of the days claimed as the day of Jesus’ birth …

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Scientists testing new scanning technology discover mysterious structure beneath an ancient Egyptian city https://phys.org/news/2026-03-scientists-scanning-technology-mysterious-beneath.html Plutarch’s not so simple lives – The Bowdoin Orient Plutarch’s not so simple lives Full article: A mass grave of young children and infants from the Persian period in Tel Azekah and its importance for the understanding of…

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538 B.C. — Accession of Cyrus the Great to the Persian throne (according to one reckoning)* 196 B.C.– Ptolemy V Epiphanes becomes pharaoh of Egypt (accordingto one reckoning)* 47 B.C. — Gaius Julius Caesar is victorious in Alexandria 47 B.C. — Ptolemy XIII drowns while trying to cross the Nile (related to the foregoing event?)

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Rare Roman treasures found on shipwreck in Swiss lake https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/rare-roman-treasures-found-on-shipwreck-in-swiss-lake/157564 Roman mosaic shows topless woman battling leopard in arena, study finds | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-mosaic-shows-topless-woman-battling-leopard-in-arena-study-finds From Iron Age to Roman Empire: A Child’s Tomb, a Kissing Figurine, and 800 Ancient Remains – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/from-iron-age-to-roman-empire-a-childs-tomb-a-kissing-figurine-and-800-ancient-remains/ One of world’s largest Ionic temples endures in…

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