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#OnThisDay in 555, returning to Rome from captivity in Constantinople, Pope Vigilius died of gallstones in Syracuse; his unpopularity was reflected in burial on Via Salaria
June 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
#OnThisDay in 555, returning to Rome from captivity in Constantinople, Pope Vigilius died of gallstones in Syracuse; his unpopularity was reflected in burial on Via Salaria
#OnThisDay in 535, Pope John II died. He was the first pope to take a new name due his pagan birth name, Mercurius
May 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 535, Pope John II died. He was the first pope to take a new name due his pagan birth name, Mercurius
#OnThisDay in 457, whilst celebrating the Eucharist on a Maundy Thursday mass, Proterius was murdered by a mob; his body dragged through the streets and then burned in the Hippodrome
March 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#OnThisDay in 457, whilst celebrating the Eucharist on a Maundy Thursday mass, Proterius was murdered by a mob; his body dragged through the streets and then burned in the Hippodrome
March 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pope Hilarius died #OnThisDay in 468. He had attempted to bring organisation and discipline to the western Church
February 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Pope Hilarius died #OnThisDay in 468. He had attempted to bring organisation and discipline to the western Church
After a papacy faced with invading Lombards and dispute with Constantinople, Pelagius II died of plague #OnThisDay in 590
February 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
After a papacy faced with invading Lombards and dispute with Constantinople, Pelagius II died of plague #OnThisDay in 590
The feast of Sarkis the Warrior, a Roman centurion martyred by Shapur II along with his son and 14 companions, is celebrated #OnThisDay
January 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The feast of Sarkis the Warrior, a Roman centurion martyred by Shapur II along with his son and 14 companions, is celebrated #OnThisDay
CANI's magnificent Honorary Patron @nataliehaynes.bsky.social being her usual wonderful self in the Sunflower Pub in Belfast!
January 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
CANI's magnificent Honorary Patron @nataliehaynes.bsky.social being her usual wonderful self in the Sunflower Pub in Belfast!
And it would be another century before that happened again... and that second time would be far worse...
December 30, 2024 at 1:07 PM
And it would be another century before that happened again... and that second time would be far worse...
Io Saturnalia, everyone!
Normally, CANI would be posting #OnThisDay posts, but instead this year, the events of Christmas Day in Ancient History have been used as the basis for a series to be posted daily from 2mrw until 6th January - the 12 Christmas Days of Ancient History...
Normally, CANI would be posting #OnThisDay posts, but instead this year, the events of Christmas Day in Ancient History have been used as the basis for a series to be posted daily from 2mrw until 6th January - the 12 Christmas Days of Ancient History...
December 25, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Io Saturnalia, everyone!
Normally, CANI would be posting #OnThisDay posts, but instead this year, the events of Christmas Day in Ancient History have been used as the basis for a series to be posted daily from 2mrw until 6th January - the 12 Christmas Days of Ancient History...
Normally, CANI would be posting #OnThisDay posts, but instead this year, the events of Christmas Day in Ancient History have been used as the basis for a series to be posted daily from 2mrw until 6th January - the 12 Christmas Days of Ancient History...
Cumméne Fota, the Irish bishop of Clonfert, died perhaps #OnThisDay in 661/662
November 12, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Cumméne Fota, the Irish bishop of Clonfert, died perhaps #OnThisDay in 661/662
Pope Boniface V died #OnThisDay in 625; he had faced the rebellion of Eleutherius, Exarch of Ravenna and aided the conversion of England
October 25, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Pope Boniface V died #OnThisDay in 625; he had faced the rebellion of Eleutherius, Exarch of Ravenna and aided the conversion of England
Silvanus, deacon at Ahun, was martyred #OnThisDay in 407 by Vandal raiders
October 16, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Silvanus, deacon at Ahun, was martyred #OnThisDay in 407 by Vandal raiders
The feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is celebrated #OnThisDay, born to Joachim and Anne
September 8, 2024 at 12:06 PM
The feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is celebrated #OnThisDay, born to Joachim and Anne
Aurea of Ostia, martyred under Claudius Gothicus or Trebonianus Gallus, is venerated #OnThisDay
May 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Aurea of Ostia, martyred under Claudius Gothicus or Trebonianus Gallus, is venerated #OnThisDay
‘Syracuse and the Sea: Connectivity and its Consequences’ by Prof. Pascal Warnking (University of Trier)
Friday 31st May at 4pm, in Main Site Tower 03/004, Queen’s University Belfast
CANI members and supporters are most welcome.
Friday 31st May at 4pm, in Main Site Tower 03/004, Queen’s University Belfast
CANI members and supporters are most welcome.
May 19, 2024 at 5:29 PM
‘Syracuse and the Sea: Connectivity and its Consequences’ by Prof. Pascal Warnking (University of Trier)
Friday 31st May at 4pm, in Main Site Tower 03/004, Queen’s University Belfast
CANI members and supporters are most welcome.
Friday 31st May at 4pm, in Main Site Tower 03/004, Queen’s University Belfast
CANI members and supporters are most welcome.
Accused of conspiring with Justin I by Theoderic the Great, Pope John I dies #OnThisDay in 526 in prison at Ravenna
May 18, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Accused of conspiring with Justin I by Theoderic the Great, Pope John I dies #OnThisDay in 526 in prison at Ravenna
#OnThisDay in 332, to encourage people to settle in Constantinople, Constantine distributed free food in the city
May 18, 2024 at 11:02 AM
#OnThisDay in 332, to encourage people to settle in Constantinople, Constantine distributed free food in the city
Osric, king of Northumbria from 718, died #OnThisDay in 729; his death was met with ill-omened comets according to Bede
May 9, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Osric, king of Northumbria from 718, died #OnThisDay in 729; his death was met with ill-omened comets according to Bede
According to Varro, De Re Rustica I.28, the 94 days of Summer in the Julian Calendar began #OnThisDay
May 9, 2024 at 12:04 PM
According to Varro, De Re Rustica I.28, the 94 days of Summer in the Julian Calendar began #OnThisDay
Pope Benedict II died #OnThisDay in 685; his reign had seen him tackle Monothelitism and restore Roman churches
May 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Pope Benedict II died #OnThisDay in 685; his reign had seen him tackle Monothelitism and restore Roman churches
#OnThisDay in 535, Pope John II died. He was the first pope to take a new name due his pagan birth name, Mercurius
May 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
#OnThisDay in 535, Pope John II died. He was the first pope to take a new name due his pagan birth name, Mercurius
The Catholic feast of Flavia Domitilla, niece of Domitian who banished her to the small island of Pontia or Pandateria for her 'atheism', is celebrated #OnThisDay
May 7, 2024 at 11:46 AM
The Catholic feast of Flavia Domitilla, niece of Domitian who banished her to the small island of Pontia or Pandateria for her 'atheism', is celebrated #OnThisDay
Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne from 688 and the founder of the shrine to St Cuthbert on the island, died #OnThisDay in 698
May 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne from 688 and the founder of the shrine to St Cuthbert on the island, died #OnThisDay in 698