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Gratian

Gratian, Roman emperor. This site has 3 entries dated between AD 380 and AD 383 involving Gratian, listed in chronological order with the Roman date and calendar of each.

  1. February 27 · a.d. III Kal. Mart. · Julian date · ≈ Feb 28 on our calendar
    Edict of Thessalonica (AD 380)
  2. April 24 · a.d. VIII Kal. Mai. · Julian date · ≈ Apr 25 on our calendar
    A law lets Christian actresses leave the stage (AD 380)
  3. February 2 · a.d. IV Non. Feb. · Julian date · ≈ Feb 3 on our calendar
    Good news must be delivered free (AD 383)
LATIN LINE OF THE DAY

Sunt bona, sunt quaedam mediocria, sunt mala plura quae legis hic.

“Some are good, some middling, more are bad, of what you read here.”

Martial, Epigrams 1.16 · translation ours (literal)