This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xviii kalendas februarias

carmentalia (day 2) -- an annual festival in honour of the nymph Carmenta (a divinity associated with prophecy and childbirth; also the mother of Evander) celebrated primarily by women on the 11th and 15th of January

69 A.D. -- murder of Galba and his adopted son Piso; dies imperii of Otho
Posted by david meadows on Jan-15-07 at 5:19 AM
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