October 1
Kalends
522 B.C.- Possible date of the Magaphonia:
"In October 522 B.C., a magi who had usurped the Iranian throne was killed by Darius of the Achaemenian dynasty, thus beginning a general massacre of the magis. About a hundred years later Herodotus says: 'This day was celebrated eaclh year as the feast of Magophonia or the day of the slaughter of the magi...the Persians observe this day with one accord, and keep it more strictly than any other in the whole year...this day is the greatest holy day that all Persians alike keep.'"
"Evolution of Rituals and Theater in Iran," by Farrokh Gaffary; Iranian Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Autumn, 1984), pp. 361-389.
The Festival of Fides
A.D 208 - Emperor Alexander Severus was born
331 B.C. - Possible date of Alexander's victory at Gaugamela.
This Day in History
