1
| ROM {1 January} The Roman calendar is adjusted to avoid a market day occurring on the first day of the year.
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+DioCass_48.33'4.
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2
| EGY Antonius spends the winter with Cleopatra in Egypt.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Plut:Ant_28'1-29'7;*
Appian:BCiv_5'11;
+DioCass_48.27'1-2;
{ CAH_10'12; Hölbl_p241.}
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3
| CIS Asinius Pollio refuses to respond to some insults written by Octavianus.
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Macrob:Sat_2.4'21;L
{ For the context, see Syme_p211.}
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4
| ETR {March} Octavianus captures Perusia.
* Read Appian's account
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Prop_1.21'1-10,
22'3-5;
[Liv]:Per_126;
Vell_2.74'4;
Sen:Clem_1'11;
Tac:Hist_1'50;
Suet:Aug_14'1,
#15'1,
96'2;
Flor_2.16'3;
Appian:BCiv_5'35-49;*
DioCass_48.14'1-6;
Eutrop_7.3'4;
{ CAH_10'16.}
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5
| SYR Q.Labienus and the Parthians invade Syria and defeat the army of Saxa, the Roman governor.
* Read Dio's account
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Hor:Od_3.6'9-12;
[Liv]:Per_127;
Joseph:BJ_1'248-249,
:AJ_14'330;
Plut:Ant_28'1;
Flor_2.19'3-5;
Appian:BCiv_5'10;
Ampel_31'4;
+DioCass_48.24'3-26'1;*
Just_42.4'7;
Festus:Brev_18'1;
{ CAH_10'995; OCD³.}
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6
| ITA Many supporters of Antonius flee from Italy.
* Read Appian's account
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Vell_2.76'2;
Plut:Ant_30'1,
32'1;
Appian:BCiv_5'50;*
+DioCass_48.15'1-2;
Oros_6.18'18.
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7
| Tiberius Nero and his wife Livia escape from Campania to Sicily.
* Read Velleius' account
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Vell_2.75'1-3,*
76'1-2;
Tac:Ann_5'1,
6'51;
Suet:Tib_4'2,
6'1,
'3;
+DioCass_48.15'3-4,
44'1,
54.7'2.
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8
| ROM Octavianus marries Scribonia, the aunt of the wife of Sextus Pompeius.
* Read Suetonius' account
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Suet:Aug_62'1-2;*
Appian:BCiv_5'53;
+DioCass_48.16'1-3;
{ CAH_10'17; OCD³.}
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9
| GRE Antonius sails from Egypt to Asia Minor, and then to Greece, where he meets Fulvia.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Plut:Ant_30'3-4;*
Appian:BCiv_5'52;
+DioCass_48.27'3-4;
{ CAH_10'12.}
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10
| Tiberius Nero goes from Sicily to Greece, and joins Antonius.
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Suet:Tib_4'3,
6'2.
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11
| Octavianus seizes control of Gaul, after the death of the governor Calenus.
* Read Appian's account
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Appian:BCiv_5'51,*
'60;
+DioCass_48.20'3;
{ CAH_10'16; OCD³.}
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12
| AFR << Titus Sextius, the governor appointed by Antonius, defeats Fango in Africa.
* Read Dio's account
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(?)
CIL_10.6104
;
(?)
Strab_17'829;(3.9)
Appian:BCiv_5'26;
+DioCass_48.22'1-23'4;*
{ OCD³; DPRR.}
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13
| PAL The Parthians, led by Pacorus, invade Judaea and set up Antigonus as king.
* Read Josephus' account
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Joseph:BJ_1'250-268,*
:AJ_14'330-364,
'404,
'465,
'469,
15'323,
+20'245-246;
Tac:Hist_5'9;
+DioCass_48.26'2;
Movses_2'19;
{ Josephus says that Antigonus reigned for 3 years and 3 months.}
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14
| ITA {July} Sextus Pompeius makes a raid on the coast of Italy, while Agrippa is busy at the Ludi Apollinares.
* Read Dio's account
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Flor_2.18'2;
+DioCass_48.20'1-2;*
Oros_6.18'19.
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14a
| ?? Domitius kills Menodorus of Tralles, accusing him of causing disaffection in the fleet.
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Strab_14'649;(1.42)
{ There is no mention of Antonius, so this seems to have happened before Domitius joined Antonius.}
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15
| EPI Domitius joins Antonius with his fleet.
* Read Appian's account
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Vell_2.76'2-3;
Tac:Ann_4'44;
Appian:BCiv_5'55;*
{ CAH_10'17.}
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16
| ITA Antonius sails to Italy, and attempts to capture Brundisium.
* Read Appian's account
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Vell_2.76'3;
Appian:BCiv_5'56-58;*
+DioCass_48.27'5-28'2.
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17
| GRE Fulvia, the wife of Antonius, dies at Sicyon.
* Read Dio's account
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[Liv]:Per_127<x>;
Appian:BCiv_5'59;(↓)
+DioCass_48.28'2-3.*
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18
| ROM ?? Lepidus opposes the recall of Q.Lucretius Vespillo, who was named in the proscriptions.
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CIL_6.1527'11.
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19
| ?? An anecdote about Lepidus, who is kept awake by the singing of birds.
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Plin:HN_35'121.
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20
| AFR Octavianus allows Lepidus to take control of the African provinces.
* Read Dio's account
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Appian:BCiv_5'12,
'53;(↓)
+DioCass_48.20'4,*
23'5;
{ DPRR.}
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21
| ASI Labienus overruns Roman territory as far as Asia Minor.
* Read Dio's account
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THI_7,
9'9-10;
Sherk_91.B'1-7;B
IAph_8.30'5-7,
31'4-7,
32'3;
Strab_12'574,(8.9)
14'659-660;(2.24)
Tac:Ann_3'62;
Plut:Ant_30'2;
Appian:BCiv_5'65,
:Syr_51;(↓)
+DioCass_48.26'3-5.*
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22
| PAL Antigonus kills Phasael, the brother of Herodes, and mutilates Hyrcanus.
* Read Josephus' account
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Joseph:BJ_1'269-273,*
'433,
:AJ_14'365-369,
15'13,
'181,
17'257,
20'248;
Euseb:HistEc_1.6'7;
!Hieron:Chron_1983.
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23
| ITA {? September} Antonius is reconciled with Octavianus at Brundisium, and agrees to marry his sister Octavia.
* Read Appian's account
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(?)
CIL_10.5159;
[Liv]:Per_127;
Vell_2.76'3,
86'3;
Plut:Ant_30'6-31'4;
Tac:Ann_1'10;
Appian:BCiv_5'59-65;*
+DioCass_48.28'4-30'3,
37'2-3,
50.26'1;
{ CAH_10'17; OCD³.}
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24
| EGY Herodes escapes to Alexandria.
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Joseph:BJ_1'274-279,
:AJ_14'370-376;
{ OCD³.}
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25
| SAR Menas, an admiral of Sextus Pompeius, makes more raids on Italy, and occupies Sardinia.
* Read Dio's account
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Appian:BCiv_5'56;
+DioCass_48.30'4-31'1,*
49.18'2-3;
{ OCD³.}
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26
| ROM Work commences on a new aqueduct at Rome, the Aqua Julia.
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+DioCass_48.32'3;
{ It appears that the aqueduct was not completed until 33 B.C.}
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27
| {October} The consuls celebrate a festival, to commemorate the defeat of Caesar's assassins.
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+DioCass_48.32'4.
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28
| Antonius and Octavianus go to Rome, where they are awarded ovations.
* Read Appian's account
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+FastTr_p109;
Aug:ResGest_4;
Plut:Ant_31'5;
Suet:Aug_22'1;
Appian:BCiv_5'60.*
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29
| Sextus Pompeius causes famine at Rome by his control of the sea, and the people riot against the triumvirs.
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Appian:BCiv_5'67-68;
+DioCass_48.31'4-6;
{ CAH_10'19.}
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30
| The triumvirs appoint new magistrates, including Balbus as suffect consul.
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Vell_2.51'3;
+DioCass_48.32'1-3.
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31
| Salvidienus Rufus is killed, after being accused of plotting against Octavianus.
* Read Appian's account
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[Liv]:Per_127;
Vell_2.76'4;
Suet:Aug_66'1-2;
Appian:BCiv_5'66;*
+DioCass_48.33'1-3;
{ CAH_10'19.}
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32
| Herodes goes to Rome, where Antonius and Octavianus formally recognise him as king of Judaea.
* Read Josephus' account
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Strab_16'765;(2.46)
Joseph:BJ_1'280-285,
'388,
'665,
:AJ_14'377-389,*
'446,
17'191;
Euseb:HistEc_1.6'7;
Hieron:Chron_1983;
Movses_2'19;
ChronPasc_464'D-465'A;
{ CAH_10'20; his was sometimes reckoned as the start of Herodes' reign.}
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33
| == The birth of a baby, said by Vergilius to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity.
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Verg:Ecl_4'4-63;
(?)
Hor:Epod_16'41-66;
{ CAH_10'19; Syme_p218-220; there are many different theories about the identity of the baby.}
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34
| == The enactment of the Lex Falcidia, a law on inheritance.
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Gaius:Inst_2'227,
'254;
+DioCass_48.33'5;
!Hieron:Chron_1975;
Justin:Dig_31.1.87'4,
33.1.4'12-13,
35.2'1-96,
35.3'1-9,
36.1.17'9,
36.1.57'2-3;
Suda_Phi'53.
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35
| << Document: Sall:Jug_, the account by Sallustius of the war against Jugurtha.
{ OCD³; his Catilinae Coniuratio was probably written shortly before this.}
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36
| ?? Sextius, a Roman philosopher, almost drowns himself in the river Tiber out of despair.
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Sen:Dial_5'36;
Plut:Mor_77'D-E.(5)
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37
| AEG ?? Theophanes of Mytilene is awarded divine honours after his death.
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Syll_753;
Tac:Ann_6'18.
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37a
| ASI << Document: Syll_766, a statue of the citharode Anaxenor at Magnesia.
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38
| GLT ?? Deiotarus is eager to have sons, but then kills most of them.
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Plut:Mor_258'D,(21)
1049'c.(32)
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39
| GLT << The death of Deiotarus, king of Galatia.
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Strab_12'547,(3.13)
'567;(5.1-2)
~DioCass_48.33'5;
{ CAH_10'995; OCD³.}
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40
| SYR ?? Document: OGIS_383, the Law of Antiochus I of Commagene on Mount Nemrud.
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