This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xii kalendas decembres

ante diem xii kalendas decembres

Emperor Maximinus Daia. Cast in Pushkin museum...
Emperor Maximinus Daia. Cast in Pushkin museum after original in Cairo (material – red porphyry). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
  • Mercatus — time to restock the cupboards after the Jupiterfest!
  • 63 A.D. — shipwreck of St. Paul (by one reckoning)
  • 270 (?) — birth of the future emperor Maximinus Daia (more)
  • 284 A.D. — elevation of Diocletian to the rank of Caesar (more)
  • 1846 — birth of Maurice Croiset (one of the founders of Les Belles Lettres)
  • 1902 — birth of Wolfgang Kunkel (Roman legal historian)
  • 1979 — death of Pierre Wuillemier (someone needs to put a biography on the web for him!)

Repititiationes ~ 11/19/15

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This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xiii kalendas decembres

ante diem xiii kalendas decembres

Charles Anthon. Library of Congress descriptio...
Charles Anthon. Library of Congress (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
  • Mercatus — time to restock the pantry after the lengthy festival in honour of Jupiter
  • 1665 — death of Nicholas Poussin (painter of many Classical subjects)
  • 1797 — birth of Charles Anthon (prolifically-published American Classicist)
  • 1903 — birth of Sterling Dow (who perfected the squeeze, among other important contributions to epigraphy and archaeology)

Repititiationes ~ 11/18/15

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This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xiv kalendas decembres

ante diem xiv kalendas decembres

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  • Mercatus — in the wake of the lengthy ludi Plebeii, the Romans needed a few days to restock their cupboards
  • ca. 64 A.D. — upside down crucifixion of Peter
  • 303 A.D. — martyrdom of Hesychius of Antioch
  • 1718 — premiere of Voltaire’s Oedipe in Paris