Saturday, February 25, 2006

 

This Day in Ancient History

On this day in 52 BC, Pompeii Magnus becomes sole Consel of Rome (and no conspiracy of knives accused him of being a tyrant). Also on this day, in 138 AD, Emperor Hadrian, in a major public ceremony, adopts Antonius (Pius) as his heir to the throne.

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