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| 1 | GRE {30 Anthesterion -G = March} Document: Syll_496, an Athenian decree in honour of Timosthenes. |
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| 1a | PEL Aratus is elected general for the tenth time.
@ ~Plut:Arat_35'7; { CAH_7.1'457.} |
| 1b | GRE {Thargelion -G = May/June} Document: IG_2³.1137.1 (Syll_535), an Athenian decree in honour of Eumaridas of Cydonia.
@ IG_2³.1137.2'35-43. |
| 1c | << Document: IG_2³.1141, an Athenian decree in honour of Apollas, a resident foreigner. |
| 1d | ASI ?? Document: THI_108, a decree of Miletus concerning its colony in Cius. |
| 2 | PAL << Onias II becomes Jewish high priest.
* Read Josephus' account @ ~Joseph:AJ_12'157;* ~ChronPasc_424'C, 428'C, ~464'B; !Hieron:Chron_1809; ExcBarb_35B, 47A; Syncell_325; ~ChronSynt_95;(↓) { Hieronymus has clearly miscalculated Onias' date: according to tradition, his predecessor Manasses was high priest for 26 years.} |
| 3 | PEL Cleomenes defeats Aratus in a battle by Mt. Lycaeum.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Polyb_2.51'3, 55'2; ~Plut:Cleom_5'1, ~:Arat_36'1-2;* { CAH_7.1'457; OCD³.} |
| 4 | SYR << Stratonice leads a rebellion at Antioch, but is captured and killed by Seleucus.
@ Joseph:Ap_1'206-208<q" Agatharch>; { Green_264.} |
| 5 | MES << Antiochus ambushes Andromachus, the general of Seleucus.
@ Polyaen_4.17'1; { Green_264.} |
| 6 | GRE Aratus seizes Mantineia.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_2.57'1-8,* 4.8'4; ~Plut:Cleom_5'1, ~:Arat_36'2-3; Paus_2.8'6, 8.8'11; { CAH_7.1'457; Green_700.} |
| 7 | Cleomenes kills his opponent Archidamus.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_5.37'1-6,* 8.35'3-5; ~Plut:Cleom_5'2-3, :CGrac_24'2; Paus_2.9'1; { CAH_7.1'457; Green_250.} |
| 8 | MAC Antigonus Doson officially assumes the title of king of Macedonia.
* Read Justin's account @ Plut:Aem_8'3; ~Just_28.3'11-16;* [Euseb]:Chron_237;(↓) { CAH_7.1'508.} |
| 9 | MES Seleucus defeats his brother Antiochus.
* Read Justin's account @ ~Just_27.3'6-7;* Trog:Prol_27; { Green_264.} |
| 10 | CAP Antiochus takes refuge with Ariamenes, but moves on after learning that he is being plotted against.
* Read Justin's account @ ~Just_27.3'7-10;* Trog:Prol_27; +[Euseb]:Chron_253; { OCD³.} |
| 11 | ASI Antigonus Doson campaigns in Caria.
* Read Polybius' account @ THI_31.A'12-13; (?) Polyb_20.5'4-11;* ~Trog:Prol_28; { CAH_7.1'460; Errington_p98.} |
| 12 | PEL Cleomenes defeats the Achaeans at Ladoceia, where Lydiades is killed.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Polyb_2.51'3, 55'2; ~Plut:Cleom_6'1-7, ~:Arat_37'1-4,* :Mor_552'B; Paus_2.7'4; { CAH_7.1'458; Errington_p99.} |
| 13 | Cleomenes has the ephors killed.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Cleom_7'1-9'7,* :CGrac_23'2-3, 24'2, ~:Arat_38'4; { Green_257.} |
| 14 | Cleomenes reforms the Spartan constitution, and attempts to reimpose more frugal habits.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Athen_4.142'b-f<q" Phylarch_44>; Polyb_4.81'2, 14; ~Plut:Cleom_10'1-11'5,* :CGrac_24'2, ~:Arat_38'4; Paus_2.9'1; (?) Suda_L'824; { CAH_7.1'458-459; Errington_p99.} |
| 15 | The Achaeans blame Aratus for the death of Lydiades, and deny him access to public funds.
@ ~Plut:Arat_37'5; { CAH_7.1'458.} |
| 16 | Cleomenes invades the territory of Megalopolis.
@ ~Plut:Cleom_12'1-5. |
| 17 | SPA << The inhabitants of Saguntum send an embassy to Rome, and agree an alliance.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_3.30'1;* ~Appian:Hisp_7, :Hann_2, :Pun_6; August:DeCiv_3'20;(↓) { CAH_8'25-26.} |
| 18 | ROM >> The number of praetors is increased to four.
* Read Livy's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_20;* Justin:Dig_1.2.2'32<q" Pomponius>; { CAH_7.2'438; OCD³?228.} |
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