TDIAH
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ante diem vii kalendas novembres ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 1) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C. 1656 B.C. — Noah enters the ark (this must be Bishop Ussher again) 31 A.D. — suicide of Apicata, wife of the disgraced Praetorian Praefect Sejanus ca 250 A.D.…
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ante diem xi kalendas novembres 4004 B.C. — 9.00 a.m. … according to Bishop Ussher, God created the universe 50 B.C. — the ‘Civil War’ between Pompey and Caesar began (not sure where this one comes from) 1915 — Birth of Barbara Craig (Classical archaeologist) 2000 — death of H.D. Jocelyn (The Tragedies of Ennius)…
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ante diem xv kalendas maias ludi Cereri (day 6) 69 A.D. — suicide of the emperor wannabe Otho (this might have happened on April 16)
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pridie idus quinctilias Mercatus — as often, a lengthy festival was followed by a few market days 218 A.D. — the emperor Elagabalus is coopted into all the priestly colleges
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ante diem xv kalendas quinctilias 2nd century A.D. — martyrdom of Nicander and Marcian 265 A.D. — martyrdom of Antidius
rogue classicism 