August 2

-(www.clubs.psu.edu/ aegsa/rome/ aug01.htm) ante diem IV Nonas August
216 B.C. Hannibal defeated the Romans at Cannae.
49 B.C. Caesar defeated Pompey's generals Afranius and Petreius at Lerida in Spain.
47 B.C. Caesar defeated Pharnaces at Zela = "Veni, vidi, vici."
31 B.C. Actium - Octavian defeats Antony
Egypt - Approximate date of Approximate day of the Feast of Wasir (Osiris)

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