• [ages ago, a younger version of me was experimenting with this format] Poplifugium — a festival the origins  of which were forgotten by the time folks began writing about things; it possibly commemorates the flight of the people from Gauls in the fourth century, but that seems a rather strange thing for Romans to build a…

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  • 13 B.C. — dedication of the Ara Pacis (not sure where I got that …)

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  • IN THE NEWS … The Roman fort hiding beneath a village near Darlington | The Northern Echo Elite chariot burial and noblewoman’s tomb unearthed 2,500-Year-Old Princely Tomb With Chariot and Greek Artifacts Unearthed in Italy – GreekReporter.com BTA :: Rare Ancient Medical Instrument Discovered During Excavations at Heraclea Sintica Italy returns 2,300-year-old François Tomb frescoes…

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  • 324 A.D. — Victory of Constantine over Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople

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  • IN THE NEWS … Looting of Yemen’s Antiquities Surges in Houthi-Controlled Areas Roman coins among finds along East West Rail route Sirolo: A burial complex featuring a princely tomb and the remains of a chariot has been discovered in the Picene necropolis Ancient Herculaneum scroll read for the first time after nearly 2,000 years |…

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