Modern
Reck-
oning
Roman ReckoningEvents
1Calends of December.
2IV ) Days before the
*3III ) Nones.*The conspirators arrested.
4Day before the Nones.
**5Nones of December.**Cicero delivers his third oration before the Senate, and his fourth before the people.
***6VIII )***Execution of Lentulus, Cethegus, Gabinius, Statilius, and Cæparius.
7VII )
8VI ) Days before
9V ) the Ides
10IV ) of December.
11III )
12Day before the Ides.
13Ides of December.
14XVIII )
15XVII )
16XVI )
17XV ) Days before
18XIV )
19XIII ) the
20XII )
21XI ) Calends
22X )
23IX ) of
24VIII )
25VII ) January.
****26VI )****It is a matter of some question, whether the battle of Pistoria was fought, and Catiline slain, during the remainder of this month, or early in the following January.—The question being doubtful, for the sake of unity, I have assumed that it was fought on or about the 26th day of the month.
27V )
28IV )
29III )
*****30Day before the Calends of January.*****Cicero abdicated the Consulship, and swore that he had saved his country.

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