149 B.C. Olympiad 157.4Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | ROM << Andriscus escapes to Asia Minor.
* Read Livy's account @ Diod_32.15'1-5; ~[Liv]:Per_49'g-h;* Ampel_16'5; Zonar_9.28'c. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | << A Spartan embassy appeals to the senate about a disputed territory, but they are told to accept Achaean jurisdiction.
@ Paus_7.12'2-5; {Diaeus used this decision as a pretext for his aggressive policy towards Sparta.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | PON Prusias plots against Nicomedes.
* Read Appian's account @ Appian:Mith_4'a-6'b;* Just_34.4'1-3; Zonar_9.28'a; {CAH_8'374..} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | AFR << Utica surrenders to Rome.
* Read Appian's account @ CIL_585'79<t=L ROL_p424>; ~Polyb_36.3'1, '4; [Liv]:Per_49'b, +:EpOx_49'89-90;L ~Appian:Pun_75'a;* {CAH_8'152; OCD_u.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | The Romans declare war on Carthage: start of the Third Punic War.
* Read Appian's account @ Polyb_3.5'5; [Liv]:Per_49'a-b, +:EpOx_49'88-89;L Strab_17.833'a;(3.15) Vell_1.12'2; Flor_1.31'3-6;L +Appian:Pun_75'a-c,* 86'a; Ampel_46'7; +Eutrop_4.10'1; +Oros_4.22'1;L Zonar_9.26'b; {CAH_8'152; OCD_p.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | The Carthaginians send an embassy to try to avert war.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.3'1-8;* Diod_32.6'1; +Appian:Pun_76'a; Zonar_9.26'b-c. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | The Carthaginian embassy decides to formally surrender to the Romans.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.3'9-4'7,* 9'12-13; Diod_32.6'1; [Liv]:Per_49'b-c, +:EpOx_49'90-91;L +Appian:Pun_76'b, 80'a; Zonar_9.26'c-d. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | THR Andriscus crosses to Thrace, where he is welcomed by a chieftain called Teres and begins to collect an army.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.10'1-3;* Diod_32.15'6-7; Ampel_16'5; Zonar_9.28'c; {Andriscus arrived in the area only three or four months before he gained control of Macedonia (Polyb_36.10'4).} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | AFR The Carthaginians hand over hostages to the Romans.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.4'8-5'9,* 11'3; Diod_32.6'2; ~[Liv]:Per_49'c; +Appian:Pun_77'a-c, 79'a, 80'a, 81'a; +Zonar_9.26'd; {CAH_8'152.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | The Carthaginians hand over their weapons to the Romans.
* Read Appian's account @ ~Polyb_36.6'1-7; Diod_32.6'2; ~[Liv]:Per_49'c; Strab_17.833'a;(3.15) Flor_1.31'7;L +Appian:Pun_78'a-80'c;* +Oros_4.22'1-2;L +Zonar_9.26'd-e. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | SIC Polybius is summoned by Manilius to Lilybaeum, but returns home when it appears that war has been avoided.
@ ~Polyb_36.11'1-12'5; {Green_279<148?>; Walbank_p670.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | AFR The Romans order the Carthaginians to abandon their city.
* Read Appian's account @ ~Polyb_36.7'1-5; Diod_32.6'2-4; [Liv]:Per_49'c, +:EpOx_49'91-93;L Flor_1.31'8-9;L +Appian:Pun_80'c-93'a;* +Oros_4.22'3;L Suda_B'320; +Zonar_9.26'e-f; {CAH_8'152.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | The Carthaginians decide that war is inevitable, and begin to make preparations.
* Read Appian's account @ Diod_32.9'1; Strab_17.833'a-b;(3.15) Frontin:Str_1.7'3; Plut:Mor_828'C; Flor_11.31'10;L +Appian:Pun_93'b-94'c;* DioCass_fr.(Loeb2)p370; +Oros_4.22'4;L +Zonar_9.26'g; {CAH_8'159.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | GRE << Document: SIG_675, a decree of Oropus in honour of Hieron of Aegeira.
@ Austin_137. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ROM The tribune Libo attempts to condemn Galba for his behaviour in Spain, and Cato joins in the accusation.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cato:Orig_7'2-4; Cic:DivCaec_66,* :Mur_59, :DeOr_1'227-228,L 2'263,L ~:Brut_80,L 89-90,L +:Att_12.5b'1; Liv_39.40'12; [Liv]:Per_49'f-g, +:EpOx_49'98-100;L ValMax_8.1'2,L 7'1;L Quint_2.15'8; Plut:CatMai_15'5; Tac:Ann_3'66; Fronto:Ep_1'p172; Gell_1.23'1-13; [Vict]:VirIll_47'7;L {CAH_8'182; OCD_g.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | PON The Romans send three envoys to Bithynia, causing Cato to comment caustically on the quality of the chosen envoys.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.14'1-5;* Diod_32.20'1; [Liv]:Per_50'a-b, +:EpOx_50'110-115;L Plut:CatMai_9'1; Appian:Mith_6'b-c; Just_34.4'4; {CAH_8'375.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | MAC ?? Document: Austin_118, a gymnasiarchy law from Beroea. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | MAC ++ The prosperous condition of Macedonia under the republics.
@ Polyb_36.17'13. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Andriscus gains control of Macedonia.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.10'4-5;* [Liv]:Per_49'h, +:EpOx_49'100-102;L Vell_1.11'1; Flor_1.30'1-3;L Ampel_44'2; +[Euseb]:Chron_239'c-d, 241'c; !Hieron:Chron_1865; Zonar_9.28'b-d; {CAH_8'321; OCD_a.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | PEL The Achaean League seeks to impose its authority in Sparta by threatening war.
* Read Pausanias' account @ Paus_7.12'3-7;* DioCass_fr.72'1; Zonar_9.31'b; {CAH_8'321 21
| AFR The consuls assault Carthage.
| * Read Appian's account @ Diod_32.14'1; [Liv]:Per_49'c, +:EpOx_49'93-94;L Plin:HN_7'47;L +Appian:Pun_94'c-98'd;* +Eutrop_4.10'2; +Oros_4.22'4-7;L +Zonar_9.26'h-j; {CAH_8'159; Green_713.} 22
| GRE Greek reactions to Andriscus' revolt and the Punic War.
| @ ~Polyb_36.9'1-10'7. 23
| AFR Censorinus returns to Rome.
| * Read Appian's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_49'd; +Appian:Pun_99'a-c;* +Oros_4.22'7;L +Zonar_9.27'a; {CAH_8'159.} 24
| Phameas attacks Roman foraging parties.
| * Read Appian's account @ ~Polyb_36.8'1-3; Diod_32.7'1; [Liv]:Per_49'd, +:EpOx_49'95;L +Appian:Pun_100'a-101'c;* +Eutrop_4.10'2; Suda_A'1596, A'2235, Ph'62; +Zonar_9.27'a-b. 25
| MAC Andriscus is driven back from Thessaly by the Romans and their allies.
| * Read Livy's account @ ~Polyb_36.10'5; [Liv]:Per_50'a,* +:EpOx_50'107-108;L Zonar_9.28'd. 26
| PON ?? A style of cup is named after Prusias.
| @ Athen_11.496'd-e. 27
| ++ General comments on the character and appearance of Prusias, who was born with a deformed upper jaw.
| * Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_36.15'1-7;* ValMax_1.8e'12;L Plin:HN_7'69;L Arrian:Fr_29; Suda_A'1333, P'2913. 28
| Prusias, king of Bithynia, is killed at Nicomedeia.
| * Read Appian's account @ Diod_32.19'1, 21'1; [Liv]:Per_50'a, +:EpOx_50'109-110;L Appian:Mith_7'a-b;* Just_34.4'5; Zonar_9.28'b; {CAH_8'374; OCD_p.} 29
| AFR The Romans are defeated at Nepheris; Scipio rescues three cohorts which were trapped after the fighting.
| * Read Appian's account @ ~Polyb_36.8'4-6; Cic:Tusc_4'50;L Diod_32.8'1; [Liv]:Per_49'd-e, +:EpOx_49'95-97;L Plin:HN_22'13;L +Appian:Pun_102'a-104'c;* DioCass_fr.70'4-9; [Vict]:VirIll_58'4;L +Eutrop_4.10'3; +Oros_4.22'7;L +Zonar_9.27'b-c; {CAH_8'159; OCD_s.} 30
| Manilius informs a senatorial commission of the remarkable achievements of Scipio Aemilianus.
| * Read Appian's account @ +Appian:Pun_105'a;* Zonar_9.27'd. 31
| ROM Cato praises Scipio.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Diod_32.9a'2; ~[Liv]:Per_49'e; ~Plut:CatMai_27'5-7,* :Mor_200'A, 805'A; Suda_K'1113. 32
| ?? Cato asks for Ti.Gracchus as his judge.
| @ ValMax_3.7'7.L 33
| ?? Various young orators begin to establish their reputation while Cato is still alive.
| @ Cic:Brut_81-82.L 34
| ?? Cato learns the Greek language in his old age.
| * Read Quintilian's account @ Cic:Acad_2'5; ValMax_8.7'1;L Quint_12.11'23.* 35
| ?? Cato criticises A.Postumius for writing a history in Greek.
| * Read Suda's account @ Polyb_39.1'1-9; Suda_A'4446.* 36
| ?? Sayings and witticisms of Cato.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Polyb_39.1'5; Cic:DeOr_2'279,L :Rep_2'2,L :Off_2'89;L Plin:HN_19'24;L Plut:CatMai_8'1-9'12,* 19'5-8; Plinius:Ep_4.7'5; Plut:Mor_29'E, 127'F, 131'D, 198'D-199'C, 199'E, 544'C, 668'B-C,(Q4.4) 759'C, 784'A, 820'B, 829'F, 996'D; Athen_6.274'f-275'a; AmmMarc_14.6'8,L 15.12'4,L 16.5'2;L Macrob:Sat_2.2'4.L 37
| ++ General comments on the humble origins, old-fashioned virtue, and long political career of Cato.
| * Read Seneca's account @ Cic:Verr_2.5'180, :Mur_66, :DeOr_1'171,L 3'135,L :Rep_1'1,L 2'1-3,L 3'40,L :Leg_2'5,L :Amic_6;L Nepos:Cat_3'1-2; Hor:Carm_3.21'11-12; ValMax_3.4'6,L 8.15'2;L Sen:Ep_87'9-10;* Plin:HN_7'100,L 14'44-45;L Quint_12.3'9; Plut:CatMai_1'2-2'3, 4'1-7'3, 15'1-6, 21'1-8, 23'1-6, 24'11-25'4, 28'1-4, 29'4-31'4; Fronto:Ep_2'p200; Ampel_19'8; [Vict]:VirIll_47'7.L 38
| The death of Cato.
| * Read Velleius' account @ +Cic:Brut_61,L 80;L +Vell_1.13'1;* Plin:HN_14'45,L +29'15;L Plut:CatMai_27'5; {CAH_8'538; OCD_c.} 39
| PEL Callicrates is sent by the Achaean League to oppose the Spartan envoys in Rome, but dies on the way.
| * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_36.13'1-2;* Paus_7.12'8; {CAH_8'321<150/49>; OCD_c.} 40
| ROM L.Piso passes a law against extortion, the Lex Calpurnia de Repetundis.
| * Read Cicero's account @ CIL_583'23<x>,L '74<t=L ROL_p334>; Lucil_607-608; Cic:Verr_2.3'195,* 4'56, :Mur_46, +:Brut_106,L :Off_2'75;L Justin:Dig_41.1.48'1<q" Paulus>; {CAH_8'131-132; OCD_p.} 41
| The Ludi Saeculares are celebrated.
| * Read Livy's account @ [Liv]:Per_49'b,* +:EpOx_49'103-105;L Phlegon:Fr_40'4; +Censor:DN_17'11;L {OCD_s 42
| SYR Ammonius murders Laodice and other members of the Syrian royal family.
| @ ~[Liv]:Per_50'b; {CAH_8'362.} |
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