Parilia (a.k.a. Palilia) — originally a festival in honour of Pales (who protected shepherds and their flock), it eventually evolved — in the city of Rome, at least — into a ‘birthday of Rome’ celebration 753 B.C. — traditional date for the foundation of Rome 43 B.C. — pro-Caesarian forces “under” Octavian defeat the forces…

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== A Ceremonial Bronze Age Sanctuary Covered by a Strange L-Shaped Wall That Defended Nothing Discovered in Bosnia A Ceremonial Bronze Age Sanctuary Covered by a Strange L-Shaped Wall That Defended Nothing Discovered in Bosnia Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a…

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ca 117 — martyrdom of Servilian and Sulpicius

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ludi Cereri (day 8)– games in honour of the grain goddess Ceres, instituted by/before 202 B.C. Cerealia — the actual date of the Cerealia is uncertain, but it ‘reenacted’ Ceres’ search for her daughter Proserpina, with apparently all participants and spectators dressed in white. 69 A.D. — Vitellius is recognized as emperor by the senate…

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ludi Cereri continue (day 7) 359 A.D. — birth of the future emperor Gratian

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