9 when some Spaniards, particularly Valencians, commemorate a different saint: Saint Dionysus, who's considered by many to be the patron saint of love. In honor of Oct. 9, certain regions of Spain ...
The Nabataeans held off numerous Seleucid attacks, even inflicting considerable damage on their assailants: In 84 B.C., the Seleucid king Antiochus XII Dionysus died during one such battle.