ante diem iv nonas junias
Saecular Games (day 2) -- the celebration of Rome's anniversary continues
261 B.C. -- death of Antiochus I Soter (I still have not been able to confirm this date)
177 A.D. -- martyrdom of Blandina, Alexander (and others) at Lyons (a.k.a. the Martyrs of Lyons)
193 A.D. -- recently-deposed emperor-for-a-little-while Didius Julianus is murdered
... we also note that it's Corpus Christi Day, and William Hone's Everyday Book has an interesting entry on the origin of religious plays ...
Saecular Games (day 2) -- the celebration of Rome's anniversary continues
261 B.C. -- death of Antiochus I Soter (I still have not been able to confirm this date)
177 A.D. -- martyrdom of Blandina, Alexander (and others) at Lyons (a.k.a. the Martyrs of Lyons)
193 A.D. -- recently-deposed emperor-for-a-little-while Didius Julianus is murdered
... we also note that it's Corpus Christi Day, and William Hone's Everyday Book has an interesting entry on the origin of religious plays ...