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Pope Gelasius I established the feast of Saint Valentine on February 14 but it was't associated with romantic love until the 14th and 15th centuries.
The Battle of Lake Regillus was a legendary Roman victory over the Latin League shortly after the establishment of the Roman Republic and as part of a wider Latin War.
In 496 BC, the Scythians launched a great expedition into Thrace, reaching as far as Chersonesos.
