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This Day In Ancient and Roman History

Modern Date:
March
17th
Roman Date:
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Interesting Notes:
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Major Happenings:
  • On this day The Agonalia was held.  It was held on January 9th, March 17th, May 21st, and December 11th.  On each day a ram was sacrificed, probably as an offering to Janus.
  • On this day in 44 BC, the conspirators in Julius Caesar's murder were granted amnesty in a short-lived reprieve before Mark Antony stirred the people to take revenge on them.
  • On this day in 180 AD, Marcus Aurelius died in his camp-bed during a campaign along the Danube frontier.
  • On this day in 461, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, died in Ireland at an approximate age of 72.  The date is celebrated as St. Patrick's Day.
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