ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 2) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers…

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ludi Florales … a.k.a. Floralia (day 1) — a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland | Archaeology News Online Magazine Rare 2,000-year-old Roman bread found at Vindonissa reveals early military life in Switzerland A Roman Bronze Cup Found in central Spain was Made in Northern Britannia and Names the Forts of Hadrian’s Wall A…

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ca. 89 A.D. — martyrdom of Cletus 121 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Marcus Aurelius

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