back 147 B.C. Olympiad 158.2

Consuls: P. Cornelius P.f. Scipio Africanus Aemilianus, C. Livius M.Aemiliani f. Drusus
Achaean General: Critolaus

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1 AFR Mancinus captures part of Carthage.
* Read Livy's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_51'a; Plin:HN_35'23;L  Flor_1.31'10-12;L  {CAH_8'159.}
2 Scipio rescues Mancinus from a Carthaginian counter-attack.
* Read Appian's account
@ +Appian:Pun_113'a-114'd; +Zonar_9.29'b-e.
3 Scipio improves discipline in the Roman army.
@ +Appian:Pun_115'a-117'a; {OCD_s.}
4 PEL << Philinus of Corinth is put to death by Diaeus.
@ ~Polyb_38.18'6; {Walbank_p716.}
5 Menalcidas, the Spartan leader, is defeated by the Achaeans and commits suicide.
* Read Pausanias' account
@ Paus_7.13'6-8, 16'6; {Walbank_p699.}
6 AFR Scipio breaks into the Megara district of Carthage.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_51'a; +Appian:Pun_117'a-d; AmmMarc_24.2'16-17;L  +Zonar_9.29'f-g.
7 Hasdrubal tortures and kills Roman prisoners.
* Read Appian's account
@ Polyb_38.8'1; +[Liv]:EpOx_51'132-133;L  +Appian:Pun_118'a-b; +Obseq_20;L  Suda_A'4134; +Zonar_9.29'g.
8 LUS Viriathus escapes from Vetilius.
* Read Appian's account
@ +[Liv]:EpOx_51'136;L  Frontin:Str_2.13'4; Appian:Hisp_61'a-63'a.
9 PER << Mithridates of Parthia conquers large areas of Media and the East, as far as the borders of India.
* Read Justin's account
@ ~Diod_33.18'1; Just_41.6'6-8; Trog:Prol_41<v>; ~Oros_5.4'16;L  {CAH_8'363, '371.}
10 PEL ?? Ptolemaeus VIII visits Corinth.
@ Athen_2.43'd-e<q" PtolEuerg>.
11 Roman envoys, led by L.Orestes, address the Achaeans at Corinth, and are allegedly assaulted there.
* Read Pausanias' account
@ ~Polyb_38.9'1-2; Cic:LegMan_11; [Liv]:Per_51'b, +:EpOx_51'135-136;L  Strab_8.381'a;(6.23)  Vell_1.12'1; Flor_1.32'3;L  Paus_7.14'1-3; DioCass_fr.72'1-2; Just_34.1'6-9; Eutrop_4.14'1; {CAH_8'322; Green_450.}
12 MAC << Metellus suppresses a minor revolt led by Alexander, another pretended son of Perseus.
@ Zonar_9.28'g-h; {Walbank_p684.}
13 THR << Byzantium loses its liberty as a punishment for supporting Andriscus.
@ Diod_32.15'6; HschMil_35.
14 SYR Demetrius II invades Syria.
* Read Josephus' account
@ +1Macc_10'67-69; Joseph:AJ_13'86-87; Just_35.2'2; Sulpit_2.24'a; {CAH_8'364; Holbl_p193.}
15 ROM Aurelius Orestes reports back on his embassy to Achaea.
* Read Polybius' account
@ ~Polyb_38.9'1-8; DioCass_fr.72'2.
16 AFR Scipio cuts off Carthage by land.
* Read Appian's account
@ +[Liv]:EpOx_51'131-132;L  +Appian:Pun_119'a-120'd; +Zonar_9.29'h; {CAH_8'159.}
17 LUS Viriathus defeats Vetilius.
* Read Appian's account
@ Diod_33.1'3; [Liv]:Per_52'b, +:EpOx_52'146-148;L  Flor_1.33'16;L  Appian:Hisp_63'a-c; [Vict]:VirIll_71'1<v>;L  Oros_5.4'2;L  {CAH_8'133; Green_713.}
18 AFR Scipio builds a mole to prevent supplies reaching Carthage by sea, and defeats the Carthaginians in a sea battle.
* Read Appian's account
@ [Liv]:Per_51'a, +:EpOx_51'133-134;L  Strab_17.833'b;(3.15)  Plut:Mor_200'A-B; Flor_1.31'13-15;L  +Appian:Pun_121'a-123'c; Suda_D'935; +Zonar_9.29'h-i; {CAH_8'159.}
19 PEL Sex.Caesar leads another Roman embassy to Achaea.
* Read Polybius' account
@ ~Polyb_38.10'1-13; Paus_7.14'3-4; {CAH_8'322; Green_450.}
20 PAL Jonathan defeats Apollonius, the general of Demetrius.
* Read 1Maccabees' account
@ ~1Macc_10'70-87; Joseph:AJ_13'88-101.
21 AFR Scipio captures the outer quay at Carthage.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~Polyb_38.19'1; +Appian:Pun_124'a-125'b.
22 PEL An inconclusive meeting between Critolaus and the Roman envoys at Tegea.
* Read Polybius' account
@ ~Polyb_38.11'1-6; Paus_7.14'4-5; DioCass_fr.72'2; {CAH_8'322; Green_450.}
23 AFR Scipio captures Nepheris.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_51'a; +Appian:Pun_126'a-e; Zonar_9.30'b-c; {CAH_8'160.}
24 Negotiations between Hasdrubal and Gulussa.
* Read Polybius' account
@ ~Polyb_38.7'1-8'15; Diod_32.22'1; Suda_A'4133; Zonar_9.30'a-b; {CAH_8'160; Walbank_p697.}
25 ROM ?? Document: SIG_674, a decree of the senate and the praetor C.Mancinus, concerning Melitaea and Narthacium in Thessaly.
@ Sherk1_38.

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