This Day in Ancient History
ante diem vi kalendas octobres


46 B.C. -- dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix (and associated rites thereafter)

304 A.D. -- martyrdom of Cyprian

1687 -- a Venetian mortar ignites a store of Turkish gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon, causing much damage.
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