278 B.C. (?) — dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Summanus (and associated rites thereafter)

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Mercatus Lucaria (day 1) — an obscure festival which seems to be associated with commemorating Rome’s being saved from the Gauls (by hiding in groves?) 37 A.D. — the emperor Gaius (Caligula) gives the people a congiarium 64 A.D. — the Great Fire of Rome (day 2)

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240 B.C. — Eratosthenes calculates the circumference of the earth (I have no idea what the source for this is) rites at the Temple of Minerva on the Aventine ca. 165 (?) — martyrdom of Protase 325 A.D. — Hosius announces the Nicene Creed during the First Council of Nicaea

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