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| 1 | EGY {Hathyr -E = Dec./Jan.} Document: AET_7.35, two documents dated to the 4th year of the reign of the rebel king Haronnophris. |
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| 1a | ROM {March -R} C.Servilius Geminus is appointed dictator to hold consular elections.
* Read Livy's account @ ~Liv_30.39'4-5;* +FastCap_p62; Vell_2.28'2; Appian:BCiv_1'98;(↓) { CAH_8'528.} |
| 2 | {19 April -R} C.Servilius celebrates the festival of Cerealia for the first time.
* Read Livy's account @ ~Liv_30.39'8;* { See Lazenby_p230.} |
| 3 | Lentulus attempts to obtain command of the army in Africa, but the senate decides that Scipio should remain as supreme commander.
@ +Liv_30.40'7-41'9; { CAH_8'65, '73.} |
| 4 | Embassies from Philippus and the Carthaginians appear before the senate.
* Read Appian's account @ Diod_27.13'1-18'3; Liv_40.42'1-21; Appian:Pun_56-64;* DioCass_fr.57'76, 59'1; ~Zonar_9'14;(p271) { CAH_8'245.} |
| 5 | The Roman senate and people ratify the peace with Carthage.
* Read Livy's account @ Ennius:Ann_316; Polyb_20.11'7, 21.21'2; +Liv_30.43'1-44'11;* Strab_17'829,(3.9) '833;(3.15) ValMax_2.7'12, 5.1'1, 7.2'6; Appian:Pun_65; DioCass_fr.57'83-86; +Oros_4.19'5; ~Zonar_9'14;(p273) { CAH_8'65; OCD_punic.} |
| 6 | GRE << Philippus invades Attica.
* Read Appian's account @ +Liv_31.1'10, 14'10, 45.22'6; Flor_1.23'4; Appian:Mac_4'1;* (5) { CAH_8'257; Green_306.} |
| 7 | CIS C.Ampius, a prefect of Aelius, is defeated and killed by the Boii.
@ +Liv_31.2'5-11. |
| 8 | PEL Nabis attacks Messene.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.13'1-14'1,* 16'1-17'7; Liv_34.32'16; Plut:Phil_12'4-6, :Flam_24'2, :Mor_817'E-F; Paus_4.29'10, 8.50'5; { OCD_n; Green_302.} |
| 9 | EGY Tlepolemus acts as sole regent of Ptolemy V, despite the opposition of Ptolemaeus son of Sosibius.
@ ~Polyb_16.21'1-22'11. |
| 10 | PAL Antiochus captures Gaza.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.18'2, 22a'1-7;* { CAH_8'251; Green_705.} |
| 11 | AFR ++ General comments on the victorious campaign of Scipio in Africa.
* Read Cicero's account @ Ennius:Ann_306; Cic:Mur_32;* Liv_38.53'11, 45.14'2; ValMax_5.3'2; Sen:Ep_86'5; Quint_8.4'20; Plut:Fab_29'3; Appian:Pun_2; [Vict]:VirIll_53'1; Malal_209. |
| 12 | Scipio returns to Italy.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.23'1-4;* Sall:Jug_5'5, 14'8; +Liv_30.44'12-45'4, 32.3'3, 37.53'22, 45.39'7; Silius_17'625-654; Appian:Pun_65' |
| 13 | ROM The triumph of Scipio, for his victories in Africa.
* Read Appian's account @ Ennius:Ann_318-321; ~Polyb_16.23'5-7; Cic:Fin_4'22; +Liv_30.45'5, 37.59'2, 38.51'14; ValMax_5.1'1, 2'5, 6.2'3; Silius_17'628-654; Plut:Mor_196'E; Appian:Pun_65-67;* Eutrop_3.23'2; +Oros_4.19'6. |
| 14 | Scipio is given the surname Africanus.
* Read Livy's account @ Sall:Jug_5'4; Hor:Od_4.8'18-19; Liv_21.46'8, +30.45'6;* Silius_9'545-546, 17'626; Flor_1.22'11; Appian:Syr_21;(↓) Eutrop_3.23'2, 4.4'3; August:DeCiv_10'21;(↓) +Oros_4.19'6; ~Zonar_9'14.(p273) |
| 15 | ASI Philippus attacks Pergamon.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.1'1-9,* 18.6'2; Diod_28.5'1; Liv_31.46'4; Appian:Mac_4'1;(5) Trog:Prol_29, 30; { CAH_8'253.} |
| 16 | AEG The fleets of Pergamon and Rhodes are defeated by the Macedonians at Lade, but win another battle at Chios.
* Read Polybius' account @ OGIS_283; Polyb_3.3'2, 16.2'1-10'4,* 14'5-15'8, 18.2'2; Liv_31.14'4, 32.33'5, 33.3'3; { CAH_8'252-253; OCD_philip.} |
| 17 | ?? Document: Austin_153,B an inscription prescribing the oath to be taken by the citizens of Calymna following their political union with Cos. |
| 17a | << Document: IG_12.4.1.75, a record of contributions towards the defence of the island of Cos. |
| 18 | GRE << Document: Syll_553a, a decree of Delphi in honour of Philleas of Naupactus. |
| 18a | Document: Ma_16 (OGIS_234), a decree of the Amphictyons recognising the inviolability of Alabanda. |
| 19 | EGY << Document: PTeb_8, drafts of letters concerning taxes in Lesbos, Thrace, and Lycia. |
| 19a | PAL << Document: SEG_29.1613'C-D, a letter from Ptolemaeus, son of Thraseas, to Antiochus III, about disputes in villages. |
| 20 | ROM Embassies from Attalus and Rhodes bring charges against Philippus before the senate.
* Read Livy's account @ ~Polyb_16.24'3; +Liv_31.1'6-3'6,* 45.22'1; Appian:Mac_4'2;(5) Just_30.3'5; { CAH_8'254-255; Green_306.} |
| 21 | ASI Philippus attacks the Rhodian Peraea and captures Prinassus.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.11'1-12'11;* Frontin:Str_3.8'1; Appian:Mac_4;(↓↓) Polyaen_4.18'1; { CAH_8'253.} |
| 21a | ?? Document: RC_41, a letter from Antiochus to Tralles. |
| 21b | AEG ?? Document: Syll_567-569, decrees of Calymna and Halasarna referring to defence against attacks by Cretans. |
| 21c | ?? Document: Syll_572, a letter from Philippus to the island of Nisyros. |
| 21d | PAL {Audnaeus -M = December} Document: SEG_29.1613'E-G, a letter from Ptolemaeus, son of Thraseas, to Antiochus III, about the billeting of officials. |
| 22 | ITA >> Decemviri are appointed to supervise the division of Roman public land in Samnium and Apulia.
@ +Liv_31.4'1-3; { CAH_8'528.} |
| 23 | ROM ?? Document: Naev:Pun, Naevius' epic poem on the Punic War. { ~CAH_8'429.} |
| 24 | >> The death of the poet Naevius.
* Read Cicero's account @ Naev:Var_3; ~Cic:Brut_60;* +Hieron:Chron_1816; { ~CAH_8'429; Green_705=199.} |
| 25 | >> Scipio rejects extravagant honours which are offered to him.
* Read Livy's account @ Ennius:Fr_p396'7-14; Liv_38.56'12-13;* ValMax_4.1'6. |
| 26 | >> A portent: corn is reported to be growing on trees.
@ +Plin:HN_18'166.L |
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