ante diem xvii kalendas februarias

27 B.C. -- Octavian is given the title "Augustus", the clupeus virtutis and duo laurae

9 B.C. (?) -- the future emperor Tiberius celebrates an ovatio for his victories in Pannonia

10 A.D. -- dedication of a Temple of Concordia

250 A.D. -- martyrdom of Fusca and Maura

1794 -- death of Edward Gibbon (Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire)

1907 -- birth of Philip Vellacott (translator of the Oresteia and various other works)