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| 1 | LYC {Dystrus -M = February} Document: OGIS_55, a decree of Telmessus in honour of Ptolemaeus son of Lysimachus. |
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| 2 | ROM {4 March -R} The triumph of Torquatus, over the Faliscans.
@ #FastTr_p101. |
| 3 | {19 March -R} Dedication of the shrine of Minerva Capta.
@ #CIL_add.7'Mar19; #~Ovid:Fast_3'835-846; { ~ OCD³.} |
| 3a | EGY Document: SelPap_1.95A, a letter from Philon to Zenon. |
| 4 | AFR The mercenaries appoint Spendius and Mathus as their generals.
@ ~Polyb_1.69'4-14. |
| 5 | The mercenaries hold Gesco captive: start of the Mercenary War.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.70'1-72'7,* 88'7, 3.9'8-9; ~Diod_25.2'1-2, 6'1; Liv_21.2'1; Appian:Sic_2'9;(4) { Polybius, Diodorus, and Livius give different estimates of the length of the war; but it is not clear which event they took as its start.} |
| 6 | The mercenaries defeat Hanno.
@ ~Polyb_1.73'1-74'14; { CAH_7.2'567.} |
| 7 | GRE << Peace between the Aetolians and Achaeans.
@ ~Plut:Arat_33'1; { CAH_7.1'255; Green_153.} |
| 8 | ?? The Epicurean philosophers Polystratus and Hippocleides die on the same day.
@ ValMax_1.8e'17; { Polystratus was head of the Epicurean school after Hermarchus, who took over after Epicurus' death.} |
| 9 | PEL ?? The education of Cleomenes, and his marriage to Agiatis.
@ Plut:Cleom_1'1-2'6. |
| 10 | ASI ?? Eumenes narrowly escapes being captured by Galatians.
@ Polyaen_4.8'1. |
| 11 | ASI ?? Document: RC_23 (OGIS_267), a letter from Eumenes I to Pergamon. |
| 12 | ?? Document: BD_23 (OGIS_266), recording a settlement between Eumenes I and his mercenaries. { Errington_p129?262.} |
| 13 | ASI << The death of Eumenes I.
* Read Strabo's account @ ~Polyb_18.41'8; ~Liv_33.21'1; ~Strab_13'624;* (4.2) Paus_1.8'1; Athen_10.445'd; { CAH_7.1'428; Errington_p123.} |
| 14 | ?? Sayings of Ariston of Chios, addressed to Arcesilaus, Cleanthes, and others.
* Read Diogenes' account @ Plut:Mor_776'C; DiogLaert_7'162-163,* '171. |
| 15 | ++ The character of Ariston and his followers Diphilus, Eratosthenes, Miltiades, and Satyrus.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ Phld:Sto_34-37; Athen_7.281'c-d<q"* Eratosth:Fr_17>; Strab_1'15;(2.2) Sen:Ep_29'6; Aelian:VH_3'33; DiogLaert_7'161, '182; Suda_E'2898. |
| 16 | ?? The death of Ariston of Chios.
@ DiogLaert_7'164; { Ariston was a contemporary of Perseus and Arcesilaus.} |
| 17 | ?? A saying of the philosopher Arideices: a retort to an insolent host.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:Mor_634'C;* (Q2.1) Macrob:Sat_7.3'13;L { Arideices was a pupil and fellow-banqueter of Arcesilaus - see Athen_10.420'd.} |
| 18 | ?? Chrysippus and others become pupils of Arcesilaus.
@ Phld:Acad_20;B DiogLaert_7'183-184. |
| 19 | ?? Arcesilaus rejects Baton because he has insulted Cleanthes.
@ Plut:Mor_55'C.(11) |
| 20 | ?? Apelles of Chios falls ill, and is visited by Arcesilaus, who secretly leaves a gift for him.
@ Sen:Ben_2.10'1; Plut:Mor_63'D;(22) Julian:Or_3.104'A. |
| 21 | ?? Sayings of Timon, criticising Arcesilaus.
* Read Diogenes' account @ DiogLaert_9'114,* '115. |
| 22 | ?? Sayings of Arcesilaus, addressed to a pupil of Alexinus, Antagoras, Apelles, Aridelus, Charmides, Cleanthes, Ctesibius, Hemon, Telephus, and others.
* Read Gellius' account @ Cic:Fin_5'94; Sen:Ben_2.21'4; Plut:Mor_110'A, 126'A, 634'A,(Q2.1) 705'E,(Q7.5) :Fr_152; Gell_3.5'1-2<q"* Plut:Fr_181>; Athen_5.186'c, 10.420'c-d; Aelian:VH_14'26; DiogLaert_4'34-36, '37, '42, '43, 7'171. |
| 23 | ?? A jest of Arcesilaus about the fleet of Antigonus, ridiculing Stoic beliefs.
@ Plut:Mor_1078'C.(37) |
| 24 | ++ General comments on the character and beliefs of Arcesilaus, the founder of the Middle Academy.
* Read Diogenes' account @ Phld:Acad_19;B Cic:DeOr_3'67, :Acad_1'43-46; Strab_1'15;(2.2) Mela_1'90; DiogLaert_4'28, '32-33,* '37-42; August:DeCiv_19'1;(↓↓) Suda_Th'213. |
| 25 | << The death of the philosopher Arcesilaus.
* Read Diogenes' account @ DiogLaert_4'43-45,* '59, +'61; { CAH_7.1'504; OCD³ <242/1>.} |
| 26 | MES << The birth of Diogenes of Seleuceia, the Stoic philosopher.
@ Lucian:Macr_20; { OCD³.} |
| 27 | ?? Document: Arat:Phaen, the "Phaenomena" of Aratus, written at the request of Antigonus.
@ Vit:Arat_1'p8, 3'p15, 'p16. |
| 28 | ++ General comments on the life and writings of the poet Aratus of Soli, who resided with Antigonus.
* Read Suda's account @ Paus_1.2'3; Vit:Arat_1'p6-p9, 2'p11-p13, 3'p14-p17, 4'p19-p21; Suda_A'3745;* { OCD³; Green_183; Suda puts his floruit in the 124th Olympiad (284-281 B.C.).} |
| 29 | PEL Cleoxenus of Alexandria is outright victor at all the major boxing tournaments.
@ +[Euseb]:Chron_207.(↓) |
| 30 | << An abortive plot by Aratus against Aristomachus.
@ ~Plut:Arat_25'1-3; { CAH_7.1'504.} |
| 30a | THR << Ptolemy appoints Hippomedon of Sparta to be governor of Thrace.
@ Teles_23; Syll_502. |
| 31 | SAR The mercenaries seize Sardinia.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.79'1-7;* Paus_10.17'9; { CAH_7.2'567.} |
| 32 | AFR The Carthaginians appoint Hamilcar to share the command against the mercenaries.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.75'1-2;* Nepos_22.2'1-3. |
| 33 | Hamilcar defeats the mercenaries by the river Bagradas.
@ ~Polyb_1.75'3-76'11; { CAH_7.2'567.} |
| 34 | GRE Aratus breaks a truce with the Macedonians by attacking the Peiraeus.
@ ~Plut:Arat_33'2-5; { CAH_7.1'255; Green_696.} |
| 35 | PEL << The Aetolians devastate Laconia, and take away 50,000 captives.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_4.34'9;* Plut:Cleom_18'3; { CAH_7.1'254.} |
| 36 | ++ Anthemocritus, a pancration-fighter, is a parasite of Aristomachus.
@ Athen_6.246'e<q" Agatharch>. |
| 37 | The death of Aristomachus, tyrant of Argos.
@ ~Plut:Arat_25'4. |
| 38 | Aristippus the son of Aristomachus repels an unprovoked attack by Aratus, but lives in fear of an attempt on his life.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Arat_25'4-5,* :Mor_781'E; { CAH_7.1'255; Green_153.} |
| 39 | ASI Seleucus defeats Antiochus Hierax in Lydia.
@ ~[Euseb]:Chron_251; { CAH_7.1'504.} |
| 40 | AFR Hamilcar defeats the mercenaries again, after the defection of the Numidian leader Naravas.
@ ~Polyb_1.77'1-78'15. |
| 41 | PEL The Achaeans fine Aratus for his attack on Aristippus.
@ ~Plut:Arat_25'5-26'5; { CAH_7.1'255.} |
| 42 | EGY ?? Aristophanes of Byzantium is a pupil of Callimachus and Zenodotus.
@ Suda_A'3933; { ~ OCD³; this is just possible, for Callimachus - for Zenodotus, who died earlier, it is impossible.} |
| 42a | ?? Document: OGIS_65, the dedication of altars to Zeus at Alexandria. |
| 42b | << Document: BD_106A, recording a judgment of the chrematistae against Nicias. |
| 43 | ++ General comments on the life and writings of the poet Callimachus.
* Read Suda's account @ Suda_K'227;* Tzetz:ProlCom_21; { ~ OCD³; Green_179.} |
| 44 | >> A Roman embassy offers to help Ptolemy against Syria.
@ ~Eutrop_3.1'1. |
| 45 | ROM >> Livius Andronicus produces the first play at Rome.
* Read Cicero's account @ +Cic:Brut_72,* +:Tusc_1'3, +:Sen_50; +Gell_17.21'42; !Cassiod:Chr_515; { CAH_7.2'671; OCD³.} |
| 46 | ++ A.Atilius Caiatinus is recognized as an outstanding citizen of Rome.
@ Cic:Fin_2'116-117; { ~ OCD³.} |
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