Festival of Mars (day 14) Equirria — the second of two days of horse racing (the first was on February 27) dedicated to Mars; the reasons are obscure, but probably have something to do with preparing horses for the upcoming campaigning season 222 A.D. — Severus Alexander is given the title Augustus

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/science/ancient-vial-turkey-shows-romans-used-human-excrement-medicine-2026-03-13/ Polish archaeologists uncover ancient shipwreck trail in Libya https://tvpworld.com/92073481/100-meter-shipwreck-trail-found-by-polish-archaeologists-near-ancient-ptolemais-in-libya Ancient Italian necropolis reveals children buried with warrior belts https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/ancient-italian-necropolis-reveals-children-buried-with-warrior-belts/157359 Ancient Greek Woman Led Major Olive Oil Industry in Pamphylia. Greek City Times https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/03/13/ancient-greek-woman-led-major-olive-oil-industry-in-pamphylia/ Pompeii, a new permanent path…

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Festival of Mars (day 13) 222 A.D. dies imperii of Severus Alexander

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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== New permanent exhibition shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the moment of their death :: WRAL.com https://www.wral.com/news/ap/494f3-new-permanent-exhibition-shows-plaster-casts-of-pompeii-victims-frozen-at-the-moment-of-their-death/ Lost page of legendary Archimedes palimpsest found in France https://phys.org/news/2026-03-lost-page-legendary-archimedes-palimpsest.html New Samnite Necropolis Sector Discovered in Pontecagnano: 34 Tombs and Unusual Child Burials with Bronze Warrior Belts – Arkeonews https://arkeonews.net/new-samnite-necropolis-sector-discovered-in-pontecagnano-34-tombs-and-unusual-child-burials-with-bronze-warrior-belts/ Researcher uncovers Zoroastrian…

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Festival of Mars (day 12)

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