This Day in Ancient History
ante diem x kalendas sextilias

Neptunalia -- an obscure festival (obscure in the sense that we really don't know what went on) in honour of Neptune

ludi Victoriae Caesaris (day 4)

64 A.D. -- the Great Fire of Rome (day 6)

79 A.D. -- martyrdom of Apollinaris

303 A.D. -- martyrdom of Phocas the Gardener
Posted by david meadows on Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 7:32 AM
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