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17th December 497 BCE: The first Saturnalia festival celebrated in ancient Rome

  • 17th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Ancient, Christmas, Festival, Religion, Rome, Saturn, Saturnalia

The Saturnalia festival was dedicated to Roman god, Saturn.

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28th May 585 BCE: Eclipse of Thales ends the Battle of Halys between Media and Lydia

  • 28th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Anatolia, Ancient, Ancient Greece, Eclipse, Herodotus, Lydia, Media, Middle East, Philosophy, Science, Thales

A solar eclipse during the Battle of Halys led to a truce between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia, making it the earliest historical event that can be precisely dated.

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23rd February 303: Start of Emperor Diocletian’s ‘Great Persecution’

  • 23rd February 2020
  • Tagged as: Ancient, Christianity, Diocletian, Persecution, Roman Empire

Emperor Diocletian ordered the destruction of the new church in the ancient city of Nicomedia, marking the start of the ‘Great Persecution’ of Christians.

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21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb, Stonehenge’s last private owner, wins it at auction

  • 21st September 2019
  • Tagged as: Ancient, Archaeology, Auction, Britain, England, Neolithic, Stonehenge

Cecil Chubb became the last private owner of Stonehenge, having bought the Neolithic monument at auction.

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