Greetings all,

 

On this day, March 28th in 364 AD, Emperor Valentinian I appointed his brother Flavius Valens as Emperor of the East:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valens

 

This was done at Hebdomon, before the Constantinian Walls. Valens is considered by some to be one of the last true Roman emperors. Sadly he was not a successful military commander and was killed at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD due to not waiting for support from Valentinian I.

 

-Marcus Cassius Julianus

Greetings all,

In the news, an article about the discovery of a Byzantine era shipwreck off the coast of Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2025/03/22/amphorae-recovered-ancient-byzantine-shipwreck-greece/

Shockingly, amphorae have been found. Who would have thought?   :)

-Marcus Cassius Julianus