This Day in Ancient History
ante diem xiv kalendas sextilias

Mercatus

Lucaria (day 1) -- an obscure festival which seems to be associated with commemorating Rome's being saved from the Gauls (by hiding in groves?)

37 A.D. -- the emperor Gaius (Caligula) gives the people a congiarium

64 A.D. -- the Great Fire of Rome (day 2)
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