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| 1 | PEL << The Achaeans negotiate with Cleomenes, and offer him the leadership of the Achaean League.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Cleom_15'2-4,* ~:Arat_39'1; { CAH_7.1'463.} |
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| 2 | Aratus causes the breakdown of the negotiations between the Achaeans and Cleomenes.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Cleom_16'1-17'4,* ~:Arat_39'2-3; { CAH_7.1'508; Green_258.} |
| 3 | CIS << The Veneti and Cenomani are persuaded by a Roman embassy to support the Romans against the other Gauls.
@ +Polyb_2.23'1-3; { CAH_7.1'110.} |
| 4 | The Gauls invade Italy, and the Romans compile a list of almost 800,000 citizens and allies capable of bearing arms against the Gauls.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_2.23'4-24'17;* Diod_2.5'7; [Liv]:Per_20; Plin:HN_3'138; Plut:Marc_3'3-5; Appian:Ill_8; +Eutrop_3.5'1; +Oros_4.13'5-7; { CAH_7.2'433-435.} |
| 5 | PEL Timoxenus is elected general of the Achaean League.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Cleom_15'1, :Arat_38'2-4;* { CAH_7.1'463.} |
| 8 | ETR The Gauls advance as far as Clusium, and then turn to face the Roman armies.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_2.25'1-4;* DioCass_fr.50'2-3; ~Zonar_8'20.(p41) |
| 9 | The Gauls defeat a Roman army at Arretium.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_2.25'5-11;* Diod_25.13'1; +Oros_4.13'8-9; ~Zonar_8'20;(p43) { CAH_7.2'434.} |
| 10 | Aemilius arrives in Etruria and takes command of the Roman army.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_2.26'1-8;* ~Zonar_8'20.(p45) |
| 11 | PEL Argos deserts the Achaeans and join Cleomenes, along with Caphyae, Pellene, Pheneus, Phlius, Cleonae, Epidaurus, Hermione, and Troezen.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Polyb_2.52'1-2, 60'6; ~Plut:Cleom_17'5-18'4,* :Arat_39'4-5; { CAH_7.1'464-465; Errington_p99.} |
| 12 | SAR Another revolt in Sardinia is suppressed by the Romans.
@ ~Zonar_8'19;(p41) { CAH_7.2'672.} |
| 13 | ETR The consuls defeat and destroy the army of Gauls at Telamon, although Atilius is killed in the battle.
* Read Polybius' account @ Ennius:Ann_253-254; +Polyb_2.27'1-31'3;* Diod_25.13'1; [Liv]:Per_20; Flor_1.20'1-3; Appian:Gall_1'4;(14) +Eutrop_3.5'1; !Hieron:Chron_1788; +Oros_4.13'10; ~Zonar_8'20;(p45) { CAH_7.2'434; OCD³.} |
| 14 | CIS Aemilius invades the territory of the Boii.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_2.31'4;* Diod_25.13'1; ~Zonar_8'20;(p45) { CAH_7.2'435.} |
| 15 | PEL The inhabitants of Corinth transfer their allegiance to Cleomenes.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_2.52'2-3;* ~Plut:Cleom_19'1-8, :Arat_40'1-7; { CAH_7.1'508; Errington_p100.} |
| 16 | GRE ?? Nicostratus, an Aetolian, breaks the solemn truce at the Pamboeotian congress.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_4.3'5,* 25'2, 9.34'11; { Polybius does not give a date for this incident; see Walbank, 1.p452.} |
| 17 | ?? Document: Syll_451, a decree of Delphi in honour of Eratoxenus of Athens, an epic poet. |
| 17a | ?? Document: Syll_509, a list of victors at the Delphian Soteria. |
| 18 | ?? Document: THI_115, decrees of the Amphictyons concerning a festival at Thebes. |
| 18a | PEL ?? Document: Syll_510, a decree of Tegea in honour of Aristomachus of Argos. |
| 19 | The Achaeans, led by Aratus, appeal to Antigonus for help against Cleomenes.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_2.51'4-7;* ~Plut:Cleom_19'9; Paus_2.9'2; { CAH_7.1'465; Errington_p100.} |
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