/ · 1894 Brewer’s · A · Alliensis (Dies) (June 16th, B.C. 390)
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when the Romans were cut to pieces by the Gauls near the banks of the river Allĭa; and ever after held to be a dies nefastus, or unlucky day.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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