61 B.C. Olympiad 179.4Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | ROM {1 January -R} Document: Cic:Att_1.12, a letter from Cicero to Atticus. |
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| 2 | {January -R} Pompeius receives an enthusiastic welcome on his return to Rome.
* Read Appian's account @ Cic:Phil_2'12; Plut:Pomp_43'4-5, :Mor_737'B;(Q9.1) Appian:Mith_116'a-c;* {CAH_9'361.} |
| 3 | {25 January - R} Document: Cic:Att_1.13, a letter from Cicero to Atticus. |
| 4 | {13 February - R} Document: Cic:Att_1.14, a letter from Cicero to Atticus, referring to pronouncements of Pompeius in an assembly and in the senate. {CAH_9'362.} |
| 5 | The senate appoints Marcius Philippus to be governor of Syria.
@ Appian:Syr_51'a; {OCD_p; MRR_2'124.} |
| 6 | {15 March - R} Document: Cic:Att_1.15, a letter from Cicero to Atticus, announcing that Q.Cicero has been appointed to be governor of Asia. |
| 7 | Cato refuses a marriage alliance with Pompeius.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:CatMin_30'3-6,* :Pomp_44'2-3; {CAH_9'362.} |
| 8 | EPI Atticus declines an offer to go out to Asia with Q.Cicero.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Att_1.16'14;* Nepos:Att_6'4. |
| 9 | ROM {May -R} Clodius is brought to trial for sacrilege, but is acquitted, allegedly after bribing the jury.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Att_1.16'2-5,* '9-10, :HarResp_37, :Mil_13; ValMax_4.2'5,L 8.5'5,L 9.1'7;L Sen:Ep_97'1-9; Plut:Cic_29'1-7, :Caes_10'6-11, :Mor_206'A; Suet:Caes_74'2; Appian:BCiv_2.14'b; +DioCass_37.46'1-3, 39.6'2; {CAH_9'363; OCD_c.} |
| 10 | {15 May -R} Cicero and Clodius argue in the senate.
@ Cic:Att_1.16'9-10. |
| 11 | Caesar leaves for his province in Spain; Crassus protects him from his creditors.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:Caes_11'1-4,* :Crass_7'6, :Mor_206'B; Suet:Caes_18'1, 71'1; Appian:BCiv_2.8'a; {OCD_c.} |
| 12 | NAR Manlius Lentinus captures Valentia.
@ +DioCass_37.47'1-48'1. |
| 13 | ROM {June/July -R} Document: Cic:Att_1.16, a letter from Cicero to Atticus. |
| 14 | ASI << Flaccus levies crews to man a fleet in Asia.
@ Cic:Flac_30-33. |
| 15 | << Flaccus prevents the Jews in Asia from sending money to Jerusalem.
@ Cic:Flac_66-69. |
| 16 | << Other complaints made against Flaccus concerning his actions as governor of Asia.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Flac_34-45,* 70-93; {OCD_f.} |
| 17 | ROM {27 July -R} Pompeius supports Afranius and Metellus in the election of consuls for the following year.
* Read Plutarch's account @ #Cic:Att_1.16'12; Plut:CatMin_30'7-10, :Pomp_44'4-6,* :Mor_806'A-B; +DioCass_37.49'1; {CAH_9'364.} |
| 18 | THR << C.Antonius, as governor of Macedonia, fights unsuccessfully against the Dardani and Thracians.
* Read Dio's account @ [Liv]:Per_103'b; DioCass_38.10'1-3,* 51.26'5; Obseq_61a;L {MRR_2'124.} |
| 19 | MAC << Plancius and Sestius serve under Antonius in Macedonia.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Sest_13,* :Planc_28, 61; {OCD_s.} |
| 20 | GAL The German king Ariovistus defeats the Gauls at Magetobriga.
@ Caes:BGall_1.31'12; {CAH_9'383.} |
| 21 | NAR C.Pomptinus defeats Catugnatus, the leader of the Allobroges, and captures Solonium.
* Read Dio's account @ Cic:ProvCon_32; Caes:BGall_1.6'2, 44'9; [Liv]:Per_102'a; +DioCass_37.48'2-3.* |
| 22 | ROM {19 September -R} Domitius Ahenobarbus as aedile displays a hundred bears in the circus.
@ #Plin:HN_8'131;L {MRR_2'123.} |
| 23 | A lunch break is introduced for the audience during gladiatorial contents.
@ +DioCass_37.46'4. |
| 24 | {28 September -R} Pompeius celebrates a triumph over the pirates and Mithridates.
* Read Appian's account @ Cic:Off_1'78;L +FastTr_p108; Diod_40.4'1; Strab_12.557'a;(3.31) Vell_2.40'3; ValMax_8.15'8;L Lucan_3'165-166; #Plin:HN_7'97-98,L 12'111,L 33'151,L #37'11-18;L Plut:Pomp_45'1-46'2; Appian:Mith_116'b-117'd;* +DioCass_37.21'1-2, 42.5'5-6; +Hieron:Chron_1956; {CAH_9'364.} |
| 25 | ITA ?? The setting of the second book of Cicero's Academica, a conversation in Hortensius' villa at Bauli.
@ Cic:Acad_2'9-148; {Catulus is one of the speakers in this book.} |
| 25a | ROM << Catulus has a dream about the future greatness of the young Octavianus.
* Read Appian's account @ Suet:Aug_94'8; DioCass_45.2'3-4.* |
| 26 | ++ Praise of the honourable character of Catulus.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Dom_113,* :Sest_101, 122, :Off_1'76,L '109,L '133;L ValMax_6.9'5;L Plut:Gal_3'1. |
| 27 | The death of Q.Catulus.
* Read Dio's account @ Cic:Att_1.20'3; Vell_2.48'6; +DioCass_37.46'3;* {~CAH_9'363; ~OCD_c.} |
| 28 | {1 December -R} Cicero speaks in the senate on behalf of the tax collectors in Asia.
@ Cic:Att_1.17'9; {CAH_9'365.} |
| 29 | Metellus Celer prevents the re-introduction of the Ludi Compitalicii.
@ Ascon_7'c;L {When Metellus was consul designate.} |
| 30 | {5 December -R} Document: Cic:Att_1.17, a letter from Cicero to Atticus, discussing ill feeling between Atticus and Q.Cicero. |
| 31 | GER == Orgetorix persuades the Helvetii to invade the neighbouring parts of Gaul.
* Read Caesar's account @ +Caes:BGall_1.2'1-4'4;* Oros_6.7'3-4.L |
| 32 | GAL == Diviciacus goes to Rome to appeal for help; the senate confirms an alliance with the Aedui.
* Read Caesar's account @ +Caes:BGall_1.35'4,* 6.12'5. |
| 33 | AFR << M.Caelius accompanies Q.Pompeius, the governor of Africa.
@ Cic:Cael_73; {MRR_2'124.} |
| 34 | ROM == The censors increase the number of senators.
@ +DioCass_37.46'4; {CAH_9'364.} |
| 35 | == The humane behaviour of C.Octavius as praetor.
@ Cic:QFr_1.1'21; Suet:Aug_3'2. |
| 36 | == The end of the list of consuls in the chronicle of Castor.
@ +[Euseb]:Chron_265'a, 295'd; {OCD_c.} |
| 37 | AEG ++ A summary of the life and writings of Castor of Rhodes.
@ Suda_K'402, K'469. |
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