On This Day…
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45 BC, the Julian Calendar comes into effect.
42 BC, Julius Caesar is deified.
193 AD, Pertinax is chosen by the Senate to succeed Commodus.
69 AD, the Rhine legions proclaim Vitellius emperor.
106 BC, Cicero was born.
46 BC, Battle of Ruspina.
49 BC, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon.
86 BC, Gaius Marius died.
83 BC, Mark Anthony was born.
69 AD, Galba was assassinated and Otho takes power.
1458 BC, Hatshepsut died.
27 BC, Octavian is granted the title of Augustus, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.
38 BC, Octavian married Livia Drusilla.
52 BC, P. Clodius Pulcher was murdered.
225 AD, Gordian III was born.
41 AD, Caligula was assassinated.
76 AD, Hadrian was born.
98 AD, Nerva died of natural causes.
58 BC, Livia Drusilla was born.
133 AD, Didius Julianus was born.
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211 AD, Septimius Severus died of natural causes.
2 BC, Augustus is granted the title pater patriae.
62 AD, Pompeii earthquake.
55 AD, Britannicus was murdered on the orders of Nero.
41 AD, Britannicus was born.
197 AD, Battle of Lugdunum.
4 AD, Gaius Caesar died of a wound suffered on campaign.
303 AD, the Diocletianic Persecution began.
138 AD, Antoninus Pius was adopted by Hadrian.
272 AD, Constantine I was born.
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509 BC, the first Roman triumph is celebrated by P. Valerius Publicola.
293 AD, the Tetrarchy was established.
12 BC, Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus.
161 AD, Antoninus Pius died of natural causes.
189 AD, Geta was born.
241 BC, Battle of the Aegates.
222 AD, Elagabalus was assassinated.
44 BC, Julius was assassinated on the Ides of March.
37 AD, Tiberius died, probably of natural causes.
45 BC, Battle of Munda.
180 AD, Marcus Aurelius died of natural causes.
43 BC, P. Ovidius Naso (Ovid) was born.
235 AD, Alexander Severus was murdered.
59 AD, Agrippina the Younger was murdered.
193 AD, Pertinax was assassinated.
32 BC, T. Pomponius Atticus died.
c. 250 AD, Constantius Chlorus was born.
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503 BC, Ag. Memenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph over the Sabines.
188 AD, Caracalla was born.
46 BC, Battle of Thapsus.
217 AD, Caracalla was assassinated.
193 AD, Septimius Severus was proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.
145 AD, Septimius Severus was born.
43 BC, Battle of Forum Gallorum.
69 AD, 1st Battle of Bedriacum.
68 BC, Gaius Maecenas was born.
1457 BC, Battle of Megido.
69 AD, Otho committed suicide.
73 AD, Masada falls.
65 AD, Piso’s plot against Nero was uncovered.
753 BC, Romulus founded Rome.
43 BC, Battle of Munda.
1479 BC, Thutmose III became pharaoh.
1183 BC, Fall of Troy.
404 BC, Peloponnesian War ended.
121 AD, Marcus Aurelius was born.
85 BC, D. Junius Brutus Albinus was born.
247 AD, Philip the Arab marked a millenium of Rome with the ludi saeculares.
32 AD, Otho was born.
224 AD, the Parthian Empire was conquered by Ardashir and becomes the Persian Empire.
65 AD, M. Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) comitted suicide.
311 AD, the Diocletianic Persecution ended.
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305 AD, Diocletian and Maximian retired from office.
1203 BC, Merneptah died.
c. 160 AD, Julia Maesa was born.
214 AD, Claudius Gothicus was born.
330 AD, Constantinople became the new capital of the Empire.
337 AD, Constantine I died of natural causes.
15 BC, Germanicus was born.
567 BC, Servius Tullius celebrated a triumph over the Etruscans.
17 AD, Germanicus celebrated a triumph over the German tribes west of the Elbe.
585 BC, Battle of the Eclipse.
70 AD, Titus breached the Second Wall of Jerusalem.
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193 AD, Didius Julianus was murdered.
218 AD, Battle of Antioch.
411 BC, the Athenian coup succeeded.
53 AD, Nero married Claudia Octavia.
68 AD, Nero committed suicide.
323 BC, Alexander the Great died.
38 AD, Julia Drusilla died.
173 AD, Miracle of the Rain.
40 AD, Gn. Julius Agricola was born.
217 BC, Battle of Raphia.
207 BC, Hasdrubal Barca died.
168 BC, Battle of Pydna.
47 BC, Caesarion was born.
79 AD, Vespasian died of dysentry.
109 AD, the Aqua Traiana was inaugurated.
116 BC, Ptolemy VIII died.
12 BC, Agrippa Postumus was born.
4 AD, Tiberius was adopted by Augustus.
221 AD, Alexander Severus was adopted by Elagabalus.
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69 AD, Ti. Julius Alexander and his legions in Alexandria swear allegiance to Vespasian.
362 BC, Battle of Mantinea.
68 AD, Salonia Matidia was born.
371 BC, Battle of Leuctra.
138 AD, Hadrian died of natural causes.
100 BC, Julius Caesar was born.
484 BC, Temple of Castor and Pollux was dedicated in Rome.
70 AD, Titus breached the walls of Jerusalem.
477 BC, Battle of Cremera.
387 BC, Battle of Allia.
64 AD, Great Fire of Rome started.
70 AD, Titus stormed the Fortress of Antonia.
356 BC, Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was destroyed by arson.
306 AD, Constantius Chlorus died of natural causes.
315 AD, Arch of Constantine was completed.
587 BC, the Neo-Babylonian Empire sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the First Temple.
238 AD, Balbinus and Pupienus were assassinated.
54 BC, Aurelia Cotta died.
30 BC, Battle of Alexandria.
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30 BC, Mark Anthony committed suicide and Octavian brought Egypt under control of Rome.
10 BC, Claudius was born.
69 AD, Batavian Rebellion.
126 AD, Pertinax was born.
338 BC, Battle of Chaeronea.
216 BC, Battle of Cannae.
49 BC, Battle of Ilerda.
8 AD, Tiberius defeated the Dalmatae.
79 BC, Tullia was born.
48 BC, Battle of Pharsalus.
117 AD, Trajan died of natural causes.
106 AD, Dacia became a Roman province.
30 BC, Cleopatra VII committed suicide.
29 BC, Octavian celebrated a triumph over the Dalmatian tribes.
29 BC, Octavian celebrated a triumph for the Battle of Actium.
29 BC, Octavian celebrated a triumph over the Egypt.
43 BC, Octavian compelled the Senate to make him consul.
14 AD, Augustus died of natural causes.
232 AD, Probus was born.
14 AD, Agrippa Postumus was murdered.
30 BC, Caesarion and M. Antonius Antyllus were executed by Octavian.
93 AD, Gn. Julius Agricola died.
70 AD, Siege of Jerusalem ended.
12 AD, Caligula was born.
161 AD, Commodus was born.
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44 BC, Cicero launched the first of his Philippicae against Mark Anthony.
31 BC, Battle of Actium.
36 BC, Battle of Naulochus.
214 AD, Aurelian was born.
9 AD, Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends.
490 BC, Battle of Marathon.
585 BC, Tarquinius Priscus celebrated a triumph over the Sabines.
509 BC, Dedication of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
64 AD, Julia Flavia was born.
81 AD, Titus died of natural causes.
23 AD, Drusus Julius Caesar was posioned by Sejanus and Livilla.
208 AD, Diadumenian was born.
16 AD, Julia Drusilla was born.
53 AD, Trajan was born.
96 AD, Domitian was assassinated.
86 AD, Antoninus Pius was born.
19 BC, P. Vergilius Maro (Virgil) died.
63 BC, Augustus was born.
38 AD, Caligula deified Julia Drusilla.
15 AD, Vitellius was born.
46 BC, Dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix by Julius Caesar.
48 BC, Gn. Pompeius Magnus was assassinated in Egypt on the orders of Ptolemy XIII.
106 BC, Gn. Pompeius Magnus was born.
61 BC, Gn. Pompeius Magnus celebrated his third triumph over the pirates and Mithridates.
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331 BC, Battle of Gaugamela.
86 BC, G. Sallustius Crispus (Sallust) was born.
208 AD, Alexander Severus was born.
85 BC, G. Cassius Longinus was born.
52 BC, Vercingetorix surrendered to Julius Caesar ending the Battle of Alesia.
42 BC, 1st Battle of Philippi.
105 BC, Battle of Arausio.
69 BC, Battle of Tigranocerta.
14 BC, Drusus Julius Caesar was born.
319 BC, Pyrrhus of Epirus was born.
19 BC, Germanicus died, possibly poisoned.
19 BC, Tiberius Gemellus was born.
539 BC, Babylon was conquered by Cyrus the Great, ending the Babylonian Empire.
322 BC, Demosthenes died.
54 AD, Claudius died, probably poisoned.
c. 99 BC, T. Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) was born.
70 BC, P. Vergilius Maro (Virgil) was born.
33 AD, Agrippina the Elder died of starvation.
31 AD, L. Aelius Sejanus was executed by Tiberius.
202 BC, Battle of Zama.
42 BC, 2nd Battle of Philippi.
51 AD, Domitian was born.
69 AD, 2nd Battle of Bedriacum.
97 AD, Trajan was adopted by Nerva.
312 AD, Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
39 BC, Julia the Elder was born.
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39 AD, M. Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) was born.
30 AD, Nerva was born.
308 AD, Conference of Carnuntum.
332 BC, Alexander the Great was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt.
42 BC, Tiberius was born.
9 AD, Vespasian was born.
270 AD, Maximinus II was born.
284 AD, Numerian died.
534 BC, Thespis of Icaria became the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.
571 BC, Servius Tullius celebrated a triumph over the Etruscans.
8 BC, Q. Horatius Flaccus (Horace) died.
111 AD, Antinous was born.
176 AD, Commodus became co-emperor with his father.
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c. 311 AD, Diocletian died.
530 BC, Cyrus the Great died.
34 AD, A. Persius Flaccus (Persius) was born.
63 BC, Cicero gave his final Catiline Oration.
43 BC, Cicero was murdered on the orders of Mark Anthony.
65 BC, Q. Horatius Flaccus (Horace) was born.
37 AD, Nero was born.
130 AD, Lucius Verus was born.
497 BC, Saturnalia was celebrated for the first time.
69 AD, Vitellius was murdered.
c. 243 AD, Diocletian was born.
3 BC, Galba was born.
274 AD, Temple of Sol Invictus was dedicated by Aurelian.
211 AD, Geta was murdered.
39 AD, Titus was born.
45 BC, Q. Fabius Maximus died.
192 AD, Commodus was assassinated.
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