Festival of Mars (day 5) 399 B.C. — death of Socrates (according to one reckoning) 13 B.C. — death of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (the triumvir) (according to one reckoning) 51 A.D. — the future emperor Nero is coopted into all the priestly colleges

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Rome, new discoveries in the Ostiense Necropolis: an unknown sector emerges https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeology/rome-new-discoveries-in-the-ostiense-necropolis-an-unknown-sector-emerges 34 Roman-period tombs found in Ancient Tomis https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/34-roman-period-tombs-found-in-ancient-tomis/157221 Touching 3D Grave Cast in Britain Shows Roman Parents Weren’t Actually Indifferent to the Deaths of Their Babies https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/roman-burial-york-britain/ The cult of Mithras: Archaeologists find signs of ancient men-only mysterious religion in…

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Festival of Mars (day 4) 51 A.D. — the future emperor Nero is given the title princeps iuventutis ca 254 A.D. — martyrdom of Gaius

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== 2,500-Year-Old Pre-Roman Iron Age Settlement Discovered in Hüllhorst, Germany During Fire Station Construction – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/2500-year-old-pre-roman-iron-age-settlement-discovered-in-hullhorst-germany-during-fire-station-construction/ Vindolanda Tablets Reveal Roman Soldiers Made Their Own Ink Using Ancient Techniques Already Obsolete in the Mediterranean Vindolanda Tablets Reveal Roman Soldiers Made Their Own Ink Using Ancient Techniques Already Obsolete in the Mediterranean Students Simulate…

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Festival of Mars (day 3) 262 A.D. — martyrdom of Marinus and Asterius at Caesarea

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