ante diem xvi kalendas quinctilias
212 A.D. -- martyrdom of Ferreolus and Ferrutio (not sure you can speak of 'French' in 212 A.D. ...)
1716 -- Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad is published
1813 -- birth of Otto Jahn (archaeologist and philologist)
1937 -- birth of Erich Segal (Classicist, known to Classicists for his work on ancient comedy; known to the rest of the world as the author of Love Story)
... Happy Bloomsday
212 A.D. -- martyrdom of Ferreolus and Ferrutio (not sure you can speak of 'French' in 212 A.D. ...)
1716 -- Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad is published
1813 -- birth of Otto Jahn (archaeologist and philologist)
1937 -- birth of Erich Segal (Classicist, known to Classicists for his work on ancient comedy; known to the rest of the world as the author of Love Story)
... Happy Bloomsday