This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiv kalendas sextilias (opens in new tab)
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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