Classics Calendar for October 6

Gustave Dore's impression of Merlin and Vivien
(who would betray him) from Alfred,
Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King

Here are today's milestones:

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Died on this day:

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1892; born August 6, 1809) English poet who wrote Idylls of the King; "Ulysses"; "Tithonus"; "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; "Crossing the Bar"; Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland (1809–1892)

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Bonus Classic:

Eusebius (260/265-339/34) Roman Christian historian; The Ecclesiastical History

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