ante diem iv nonas januarias

43 B.C. -- Octavian is granted propraetorian imperium and admitted to the senate

17 A.D. -- death of Publius Ovidius Naso ... a.k.a. Ovid

18 A.D. -- death of Titus Livius ... a.k.a. Livy

69 A.D. -- dies imperii of Vitellius

1866 -- birth of Gilbert Murray

... interesting entry in the lists of martyrs I consult ... The Many Martyrs Who Suffered in Rome, commemorated today.