Day of the week
Tuesday
The day ruled by Mars in the planetary week recorded by Cassius Dio.
1 correspondence · 1 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located
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The oldest attribution here is Day of Mars, first attested 211 CE.
Day of
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Mars
Traditional- Who says so
- Planetary week reported by Cassius Dio (attested c. 211–229 CE)
- Earliest verified attestation
- 211 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Cassius Dio gives the weekday order and explains its derivation from the planetary-hour sequence without making a stronger claim about the custom's ultimate origin.
Evidence
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Cassius Dio, Roman History, c. 211–229 CE — Book 37.18.1–19.2
Dio reports the order Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus for successive days.