Acta Diurna (Lat., daily doings), the name of daily reports issued in ancient Rome, chiefly under the empire. They were published by authority, and contained a brief chronicle of the proceedings at public assemblies, and in the tribunals both civil and criminal, together with a register of births, deaths, marriages, and some other interesting matter. Divorces, being matter of scandal, were a staple item of domestic intelligence in an age when printing was unknown. The circulation must have been very limited, and the transcripts chiefly for the use of the patricians. Reporters (actuarii) were employed to procure interesting news not to be found in official registers.