121 B.C. - events and references

121 B.C. Olympiad 164.4

Consuls: L. Opimius Q.f., Q. Fabius Q.Aemiliani f. Maximus

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1	ROM Minucius and Opimius revoke some of Gracchus' laws. * Read Plutarch's account @ +Plut:CGrac_13'1;* Flor_2.3'4;^L ~Appian:BCiv_1.24'b-c; [Vict]:VirIll_65'5;^L ~Oros_5.12'5;^L {CAH_9'83.}
2	NAR An embassy from Bituitus to Domitius. @ Appian:Gall_12'a-b.⁽¹⁰⁾
3	The Achaean League sends troops to join Domitius' army in Gaul. @ SEG_15.254<t= Sherk1_11>.
4	ROM Q.Antyllius is killed by supporters of Gracchus. * Read Appian's account @ Diod_34.28a'1; +Plut:CGrac_13'1-14'6; ~Appian:BCiv_1.25'a-c;* [Vict]:VirIll_65'5;^L ~Oros_5.12'5;^L {CAH_9'84.}
5	?? C.Gracchus buys some figures of dolphins made out of silver. @ Plin:HN_33'147.^L
6	?? An emotional passage from an unknown speech by Gracchus. @ Cic:DeOr_3'214.^L
7	++ General comments on the character of C.Gracchus, his revolutionary career, and his skill as an orator. * Read Plutarch's account @ Cic:RabPerd_14-15, :HarResp_41, 43, :DeOr_1'38,^L 3'225-227,^L :Brut_125-126;^L Diod_37.9'1; ValMax_8.10'1;^L Sen:Ben_6.34'2; Quint_1.10'27; Plut:Agis_2'7-8, :TGrac_2'1-3'3;* Gell_1.11'10-16; DioCass_fr.85'1-3.
8	After the senate passes the Ultimate Decree, Gracchus and Flaccus are killed in fighting at Rome. * Read Plutarch's account @ Cic:Cat_1'4, 4'13, :Dom_102, :Phil_8'14; Diod_34.29'1-30'1, 39.7'4; +[Liv]:Per_61'a-b; +Vell_2.6'4-7; ValMax_1.7'6,^L 4.7'2,^L 5.3'2,^L 6.8'3,^L 9.4'3;^L Plin:HN_33'48;^L +Plut:CGrac_15'1-17'5;* Justin:Dig_24.3.66'1<q"^L Javolenus>; +Flor_2.3'4-6;^L Appian:BCiv_1.26'a-c; Ampel_19'4, 26'2; +[Vict]:VirIll_65'5-6;^L August:DeCiv_3.24'b-c; Oros_5.12'6-9;^L Macrob:Sat_1.11'25;^L {CAH_9'84; OCD_g.}
9	NAR Cn.Domitius defeats the Allobroges at the battle of Vindalium. * Read Livy's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_61'a;* Strab_4.185'd,^(1.11) 191'b,^(2.3) 'd;^(2.3) Vell_2.10'2, 39'1; Suet:Ner_2'1; Flor_1.37'4-6;^L !Obseq_32;^L Oros_5.13'2;^L {Orosius says that Domitius was proconsul at the time.}
10	ROM The consul Opimius punishes the supporters of Gracchus severely. * Read Plutarch's account @ Sall:Jug_16'2, 31'7; ~Vell_2.7'2-3, '6;^L ValMax_6.3'1,^L 9.12'6;^L +Plut:CGrac_17'6-7;* Appian:BCiv_1.26'd; August:DeCiv_3.24'b; +Oros_5.12'9-10;^L {CAH_9'84; OCD_o.}
11	Cornelia reacts stoically to the death of her sons, and a statue is erected of her as "the mother of the Gracchi". * Read Plutarch's account @ Sen:Dial_6.16'3, 12.16'6; Plin:HN_34'31;^L Plut:CGrac_4'4, 19'1-4.*
12	NAR {8 August -R} Q.Fabius Maximus defeats Bituitus, the king of the Arverni, by the river Isara. * Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Font_36;* Caes:BGall_1.45'2; +[Liv]:Per_61'b; Strab_4.185'e,^(1.11) 191'b,^(2.3) 'c,^(2.3) 'd;^(2.3) Vell_2.10'2; +Plin:HN_7'166;^L Flor_1.37'4-6;^L Appian:Gall_1'7;^(Epit.2) Eutrop_4.22'1; !Hieron:Chron_1891; AmmMarc_15.12'5;^L +Oros_5.14'1-4.^L
13	SIC P.Lentulus is sent on an embassy to Sicily. @ ValMax_5.3'2;^L {Shortly after the death of C.Gracchus.}
14	ROM The senate instructs Opimius to restore the temple of Concordia. * Read Plutarch's account @ +Plut:CGrac_17'8-9;* ~Appian:BCiv_1.26'd; August:DeCiv_3.25'a, 26'a; {OCD_o.}
15	NAR Domitius captures Bituitus. * Read Athenaeus' account @ ~ValMax_9.6'3;^L Athen_4.152'd;* Eutrop_4.22'1; {After the arrival of Q.Maximus in Gaul.}
16	++ The character of Contoniatus the Gaul, a loyal ally of the Romans. @ Diod_34.36'1.
17	?? Other events from the Roman campaigns in Transalpine Gaul. @ Apollod:Fr_22-25.
18	ETR Bituitus is emprisoned at Alba. * Read Livy's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_61'b;* ValMax_9.6'3.^L
19	IT+ The year of Opimius' consulship is famous for its excellent vintage. * Read Velleius' account @ Cic:Brut_287;^L +Vell_2.7'6;* Petron:Sat_34'6-7; +Plin:HN_14'55,^L '94;^L Mart_1.26'7, 3.82'24, 13.113'1-2; {OCD_o.}
20	NUM Micipsa adopts Jugurtha. * Read Sallust's account @ Sall:Jug_9'3,* ~11'6; {Less than three years before the death of Micipsa.}
21	ROM The triumph of Metellus Balearicus. * Read Fasti's account @ Cic:Fin_5'82;^L +FastTr_p106;* {CAH_9'782; OCD_m.}
22	== Omens, including the shape of a bow around the sun. @ +Plin:HN_2'98;^L +Obseq_33.^L
23	== L.Crassus, when very young, is too nervous to continue speaking in a case heard by Q.Maximus. @ Cic:DeOr_1'121;^L {Probably when Q.Maximus was consul.}
24	PON ?? Mithridates gains control of Paphlagonia. @ ~Just_38.5'4.

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