April 14

The Festival of Ceres

A.D. 69 - 1st battle at Bedriacum; Vitellius vs. Otho

A.D. 73 - Mass suicide at Masada (?)

1892 - Birthday of archaeologist V. Gordon Childe, in North Sydney, Australia.

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