This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xiv kalendas decembres

Mercatus -- in the wake of the lengthy ludi Plebeii, the Romans needed a few days to restock their cupboards

ca. 64 A.D. -- upside down crucifixion of Peter

303 A.D. -- martyrdom of Hesychius of Antioch

1718 -- premiere of Voltaire's Oedipe in Paris
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