Did previous civilizations mark the anniversaries of (in)famous battles such as the Western world does with D-Day, Pearl Harbour, Remembrance Day, etc.?

by bunny9000
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Some greeks instituted celebrations to remember the fallen of the persian wars and the galatian invasion of greece (like Delphi and Athens), and those celebrations were annual.

This german book investigate those celebrations in ancient greece: Michael Jung, Marathon und Plataiai: Zwei Perserschlachten als “lieux de mémoire” im antiken Griech en land, 2003