Obsequens. "A Book of Prodigies After the 505th year of Rome"
See also: Person Julius Obsequens
Source type: web
Authors: Julius Obsequens
Publisher: Online Edition
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- 188BC: Shower of Stones on the Aventine in Rome
- 188BC: Daytime darkness sets in at Rome
- 186BC: A hermaphrodite about twelve years old was discovered, and by order of the soothsayers was put to death
- 186BC: Lightning bolts, appearing in many places, had scorched the clothes of many persons by a slight blast of heat
- 186BC: Gauls who had crossed the Alps into Italy were expelled without a battle
- 186BC: Shower of stones in Picenum
- 168BC: Fireball as big as the moon seen when Paulus was engaged in the war against Perseus; At Lanuvium a blazing torch was seen in the sky
- 168BC: At Calatia in public land for three days and two nights blood flowed
- 168BC: At Anagnia it rained earth
- 166BC: The Ligurian Gauls were destroyed
- 166BC: In Praenestine territory showers of blood fell
- 166BC: Water poured from foot of Equestrian statue; on the Quirinal hill blood drenched the earth
- 166BC: Sun was seen at night for some hours
- 166BC: Rained earth in Campania
- 166BC: At Tarracina, three women seated in the Temple of Minerva killed by lightning; Many places at Cassinum were shattered by lightning
- 166BC: Temple of Salus was struck from the sky
- 166BC Aug.± 1m : A torch crossed the sky; fireball observed from Babylon to Rome
- 163BC: A tempestuous storm destroyed buildings and created carnage on the land
- 163BC: Flock of goats killed by lightning
- 163BC: The sky blazed with fire
- 163BC: In Cephallenia a trumpet seemed to sound in the sky
- 163BC Sep.: Comet Halley observed from Babylon and possibly Rome
- 163BC: At Formiae two suns were seen during the day.
- 163BC: At Gabiae it rained milk
- 147BC: Unusual, repeated lightning strikes reported at Rome associated with comet and red sky
- 147BC: A boy with three feet and one hand is born
- 147BC Aug.: Comet shone brightly as fiery, reddish circle; persistently red sky; observed from Babylon to Rome
- 147BC: Sun halos associated with comet, glowing red sky, possible comet dust
- 140BC: Rain of fireballs associated with eruption of Etna
- 140BC: Eruption of Mount Etna associated with fall of objects from the sky
- 137BC: The Fucine lake overflowed; red water emerged from the ground
- 137BC May 28± 1y : Sparkling star in Hercules 'as if the Sun appeared at night' observed by Babylonians, Chinese, poss. Romans
- 137BC: 'Many places shattered by lightning'; praetor M. Claudius burst into flames from a thunderbolt
- 137BC Aug.: Animal prodigies observed in Rome
- 137BC: Thunder from a clear sky near Rome
- 135BC: Talking cow, hooting owl; portents of defeat of Roman army
- 135BC: Eruption of Mount Etna: 'greater fires than normal'
- 135BC: Corn grows on trees
- 126BC: Eruption of Etna; island emerges burning with violent blast
- 126BC: Fire and gases erupting from the sea off northern Sicily; many fish killed, people sickened, killed
- 122BC: Eruption of Mount Etna destroys city of Catania
- 106BC: Meteor followed by loud noise in the sky observed in Babylon
- 94BC: Rain of stones in central Italy
- 94BC: Multiple prodigies recorded at Rome
- 94BC: Rain of stones near Rome
- 94BC: Comet or fireball observed in Rome; whole sky 'ablaze'
- 94BC: Comet and eclipse of Posidonius
- 91BC: Possible Tunguska-like event or comet/asteroid impact in northern Italy
- 91BC: Fire erupted from the earth at Aeneria (Ischia)
- 91BC: Ball of fire rolled down to earth, carried from the land to the East, covered the sun
- 91BC: Rained stones for seven days in central Italy
- 91BC: Earthquake at Regium; part of the city and walls destroyed
- 63BC: Comet: A fiery javelin stretched to the sky from the west; firebrands seen in the west in the night time