ante diem vi nonas maias
ludi Florae (possible day 7) -- a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers and their blossoms
c. 62 A.D. -- martyrdom of James the Lesser in Jerusalem
c. 80 A.D. -- martyrdom of Philip the Apostle in Heirapolis, Phrygia
115 or 116 A.D. -- martyrdom of Pope Alexander I in Rome
c. 286 -- martyrdom of Maura at Thebias
1810 -- Byron swims from Sestos to Abydos, imitating Leander's visits to Hero
ludi Florae (possible day 7) -- a festival originally ordered in response to an interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers and their blossoms
c. 62 A.D. -- martyrdom of James the Lesser in Jerusalem
c. 80 A.D. -- martyrdom of Philip the Apostle in Heirapolis, Phrygia
115 or 116 A.D. -- martyrdom of Pope Alexander I in Rome
c. 286 -- martyrdom of Maura at Thebias
1810 -- Byron swims from Sestos to Abydos, imitating Leander's visits to Hero