| 1
| ITA Casilinum surrenders to the Carthaginians.
* Read Livy's account
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+Liv_23.19'1-20'3;*
Strab_5'249;(4.10)
ValMax_7.6'2-3;
Plin:HN_8'222,
17'7;L
Frontin:Str_3.14'2,
15'3,
4.3'20;
Silius_12'426-428;
Polyaen_6.38'6;
Zonar_9'2.(p159)
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| 2
| ROM M.Fabius Buteo is appointed dictator, to draw up a new list of senators.
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+Liv_23.22'1-23'9;*
+FastCap_p60;
ValMax_7.6'1;
Plut:Fab_9'3-4;
{ OCD_f.}
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| 3
| {5 February -R} The dedication of a temple of Concordia.
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CIL_add.7'Feb5,
8'Feb5;
+Liv_22.33'7-8,*
23.21'7.
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| 4
| The previous dictator, M.Junius, holds elections for new consuls.
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@
+Liv_23.24'1-5;*
+Plut:Marc_12'1-2;
~Zonar_9'3.(p163)
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| 5
| ITA Hannibal captures Petelia.
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@
~Polyb_7.1'3;
+Liv_23.30'1-5;*
ValMax_6.6e'2;
Petron:Sat_141;(↓)
Frontin:Str_4.3'18;
Silius_12'429-433;
Appian:Hann_29'
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| 6
| SIC Gelon, son of Hieron II, dies while organizing opposition to Rome in Sicily.
@
+Liv_23.30'10-12.
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| 7
| ROM {15 March -R} Gracchus enters office as sole consul, while Marcellus is sent to Cales, where new Roman recruits are assembled.
@
+Liv_23.30'18-31'6;
{ CAH_8'526.}
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| 8
| Following the death of L.Postumius, Marcellus is elected to be consul, but is forced to resign after a bad omen; Q.Fabius is elected in his place.
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+Liv_23.31'7-15,*
27.22'1;
+FastCap_p60;
+Zonar_9'3;(p163)
{ CAH_8'70; OCD_m.}
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| 9
| The Romans and Carthaginians prepare for the next year's fighting.
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+Liv_23.32'1-20;*
~Eutrop_3.11'2;
+Zonar_9'3.(p163-5)
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| 9a
| EGY {1 Phamenoth -E = April} Document: AET_6.11, a letter from a perfume trader.
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| 10
| ROM {8 June -R} T. Otacilius Crassus dedicates a temple to Mens, the personification of Mind.
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Liv_22.9'10,*
+23.32'20;
#Ovid:Fast_6'241-248;
{ OCD_m.}
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| 11
| SPA The Carthaginians order Hasdrubal to lead his army into Italy.
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+Liv_23.27'9-28'6;*
+Zonar_9'3;(p165)
{ CAH_8'57.}
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| 12
| SIC ?? Archimedes runs from his bath exclaiming "I've found it" after working out how to measure the gold in a crown given to Hieron.
* Read Vitruvius' account
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Vitr_9.pr'9-12;*
Plut:Mor_1094'C.
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| 13
| ?? Archimedes constructs war engines for Hieron.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Polyb_8.7'2;
Liv_24.34'13;
Plut:Marc_14'8-15.*
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| 14
| ?? Hieron builds a huge ship, which he gives as a present to Ptolemy.
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Athen_5.206'd-209'e<q"
Moschion>.
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| 16
| ?? Polydorus writes a new set of laws for Syracuse.
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Diod_13.35'3.
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| 17
| ?? Hieron passes laws for the financial administration of Sicily, known to the Romans as the leges Hieronicae.
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Cic:Verr_2.2'34,
3'14-15,*
'18-19,
'120-123,
'150,
5'53.
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| 18
| ?? Hieron remains steadfast in his alliance with the Romans and regularly sends aid to them.
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Polyb_7.5'7;*
Liv_25.24'13,
29'7,
26.30'1.
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| 19
| ++ General comments on the long and prosperous reign of Hieron.
* Read Polybius' account
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Athen_6.250'e,
12.542'a<q"
Silenus>;
Polyb_7.8'1-9;*
Silius_14'79-84;
Paus_6.15'6.
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| 20
| The death of Hieron II, king of Syracuse.
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Polyb_3.2'7,
~7.3'6,
7'3;
Diod_26.15'1;
~Liv_24.4'1-5'6,*
25.31'4;
ValMax_8.13e'1;
Plin:HN_8'143;
Silius_14'85-90;
Paus_6.12'4;
Lucian:Macr_10;
{ CAH_8'61; OCD_h=216.}
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| 21
| GRE ?? Document: Austin_74B (Syll_497), an Athenian decree in honour of Eurycleides.
{ Errington_p108.}
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| 22
| MAC An alliance is agreed between Hannibal and Philippus of Macedonia.
* Read Polybius' account
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Polyb_7.9'1-17;*
Nepos_23.2'1;
+Liv_23.33'1-34'9;
Silius_15'289-290;
Flor_1.23'4;
Appian:Mac_1;
Just_29.4'2-3;
+Eutrop_3.12'2;
+Zonar_9'4;(p167)
{ CAH_8'96-98; OCD_p.}
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| 23
| SAR The Carthaginians foment a revolt in Sardinia.
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+Liv_23.34'10-17;*
+Eutrop_3.12'3.
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| 24
| ITA << A Roman prisoner of Hannibal is sent to fight alone against an elephant, and kills it.
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Plin:HN_8'118.
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| 25
| Gracchus defeats the Campanians at Hamae.
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+Liv_23.35'1-19.
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| 26
| Hannibal fails to capture Cumae, after Gracchus comes to its defence.
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+Liv_23.36'1-37'9;*
Silius_12'1-160;
{ CAH_8'53; OCD_g.}
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| 27
| Ti.Sempronius Longus defeats a Carthaginian force under Hanno near Grumentum.
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+Liv_23.37'10-13.
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| 28
| SPA The Romans defeat Hasdrubal at Ibera.
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+Liv_23.28'7-29'17,*
26.41'13;
~Eutrop_3.11'2;
+Oros_4.16'13;
+Zonar_9'3;(p165)
{ CAH_8'57.}
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| 29
| SIC An alliance is agreed between Hannibal and Hieronymus, the grandson of Hieron.
* Read Polybius' account
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~Polyb_7.2'1-5'8;*
~Liv_24.5'7-6'9,
25.29'2,
26.30'2,
'7;
ValMax_3.3e'5;
Silius_14'91-98,
15'422-424;
Appian:Sic_3'1;(5)
{ CAH_8'61; OCD_syracuse.}
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| 30
| ASI Antiochus begins the siege of Sardis, which is held by Achaeus.
@
~Polyb_7.15'2;
{ The siege lasted for two years.}
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| 31
| ROM The senate debates the alliance between Hannibal and Philippus.
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+Liv_23.38'1-39'14;*
Just_29.4'3;
+Eutrop_3.12'3.
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| 32
| ITA Fabius advances into Campania.
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+Liv_23.39'5-8.
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| 33
| SAR T.Manlius defeats the rebels in Sardinia.
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+Liv_23.40'1-41'7;*
Silius_12'342-419;
Flor_1.22'35;
~Eutrop_3.13'1-2;
+Zonar_9'4;(p167)
{ CAH_8'62.}
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| 34
| AFR T.Otacilius leads a Roman fleet in a raid against the African coast.
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+Liv_23.41'8-12,*
24.8'14-16;
{ CAH_8'66.}
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| 35
| ITA A Samnite embassy asks Hannibal to protect them against Roman raids.
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+Liv_23.41'13-43'5.
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| 36
| ITA Marcellus repels an attack by Hannibal on Nola.
* Read Livy's account
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Cic:Brut_12;
+Liv_23.45'6-46'7;*
ValMax_1.6'9;
Silius_12'161-305,
'420-423;
+Plut:Marc_12'3-7;
Appian:Hann_30;
Ampel_46'6;
+Eutrop_3.12'1;
+Oros_4.16'12;
+Zonar_9'3;(p163)
{ CAH_8'53; OCD_m.}
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| 37
| A duel between Claudius Asellus and the Campanian champion Taurea.
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+Liv_23.46'8-48'3;*
Frontin:Str_3.4'1;
Appian:Hann_37.(↓)
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| 38
| SPA The Romans relieve Iliturgi, after defeating the Carthaginian army there.
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+Liv_23.48'4-49'14.
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| 39
| ITA The Carthaginians capture Locri and Croton.
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+Liv_24.1'1-3'5,*
29.6'1;
+Eutrop_3.12'1.
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| 40
| Hannibal and Gracchus retire to winter quarters.
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~Liv_24.3'16-17;*
Flor_1.22'30-32.
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| 41
| ROM The Lex Oppia limits the amount of jewellery and other valuables which can be owned by individuals.
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+Liv_34.1'3,*
4'6,
5'5,
6'9,
'15,
8'3;
ValMax_9.1'3;
Silius_12'306-319;
Tac:Ann_3'33,
'34;
+Oros_4.20'14;
Zonar_9'17;(p295)
{ CAH_8'184; OCD_o.}
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| 42
| Some Vestal virgins are buried alive.
* Read ChroniconPaschale's account
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ChronPasc_432'A;*
+Hieron:Chron_1802.
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