Quando Rex Comitavit Fas — the rex sacrorum had to perform some sort of ceremony before the day’s legal business could be conducted (possibly connected to the idea of Regifugium) 15 B.C. — birth of the emperor-to-be-who-never-was Germanicus (brother of the emperor Claudius) 299 A.D. — martyrdom of Donatian and Rogatian

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IN THE NEWS … Ancient Roman Gold Mines Discovered in Spain’s Pyrenees Gold and silver, Roman coins and jewelry: Construction workers discover a 2,000-year-old Celtic settlement – AS USA Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes —‬ and it’s due to the ancient Egyptians’ ‘extraordinary’ engineering knowledge | Live Science Türkiye’s massive ancient…

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415 B.C. — The “mutilation of the herms” occurs, which would briefly delay the launching of the Sicilian Expedition (by one reckoning) 334 B.C. — Battle of the Granicus, one of Alexander’s major victories against the Persians (by one reckoning) 337 A.D. — death of Constantine I

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IN THE NEWS … Rare Roman drawplate is found among 1,000 artifacts in Czech Republic | Fox News Hidden under water: A Roman mystery and other finds emerging in Slovakia – The Slovak Spectator Roman silver coin hoard found in Devon field 2,400-year-old Iron Age structure found beneath German construction site Ancient statue of Venus…

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IN THE NEWS … Archaeologists in Hungary Reveal Ancient Sarmatian Village and Coin of Roman Emperor Gallienus – GreekReporter.com Mummified cats, unrecorded ancient Egyptian tombs found at Luxor necropolis | The Jerusalem Post Rare graves reveal a lost world of Bronze Age Europe hidden for 3,000 years | ScienceDaily An ancient area of cultic character…

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