rites in honour of Jupiter Liber 392 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Juno Regina on the Aventine (and associated rites thereafter) 22 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans (and associated rites thereafter) 69 A.D. — traditional date for the sacking of Jerusalem 118 A.D. — martyrdom of Terentian in Umbria 1987 — death of Arnaldo Momigliano

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12 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Gaius (Caligula) at Antium 40 A.D. — Gaius (Caligula) celebrates an ovatio after his attempted military campaigns in Gaul and Britain 161 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Commodus (and his twin, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus)

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490 B.C. — battle of Marathon (according to some reckonings) 37 A.D. — dedication of the Temple of Augustus (and associated rites thereafter)

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