This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v kalendas Iunias

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ante diem v kalendas Iunias

585 B.C. — solar eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus occurs during the battle of the Halys (another possible date)
20 A.D. — Drusus “Minor”, the son of the emperor Tiberius, celebrates an ovatio for his victories in Illyricum
ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Heliconis

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi kalendas junias

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ante diem vi kalendas junias

189 A.D. — birth of P. Septimius Geta, son of the emperor-to-be Septimius Severus and Julia Domna and brother of the emperor-to-be Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla)

270 A.D. — martyrdom of Restituta at Sora (?)

302 A.D. — Martyrdom of Julius at Durostorum

1265 — birth of Dante Alighieri

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii kalendas junias

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17 A.D. — Germanicus celebrates a triumph for his victories in Germany
106 A.D. — martyrdom of Zachary in Gaul
107 A.D. — Trajan arrives in Rome and celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Dacians
303 A.D. — martyrdom of Felicissimus, Heraclius, and others at what is now Todi (Umbria)

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiv kalendas junias

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c. 160 A.D. — martyrdom of Pudentiana
175 A.D. — Commodus departs for Germany
307 A.D. — martyrdom of Cyriaca and companions at Nicomedia
1795 — death of James Boswell, author of Life of Dr. Johnson