back 151 B.C. Olympiad 157.2

Consuls: M. Licinius M.f. Lucullus, A. Postumius A.f. Albinus
Achaean General: Menalcidas

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1 PAL << Demetrius makes further concessions to the Jews, including an exemption from paying tribute.
* Read 1Maccabees' account
@ ~1Macc_10'22-47;*  MegTaan_4'1; Joseph:AJ_13'47-58; Malal_207.
2 ROM The senate rejects Celtiberian peace terms.
* Read Polybius' account
@ +Polyb_35.2'1-3'9;*  Appian:Hisp_49'a-b; {Walbank_p641.}
3 AFR << Another Roman embassy, led by Scipio Nasica, is sent to Carthage.
* Read Zonaras' account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_48'd; Zonar_9.26'a-b;*  {CAH_8'150; OCD_s.}
4 ROM The consuls are imprisoned by the tribunes.
@ ~[Liv]:Per_48'd; {CAH_8'194; OCD_lucullus.}
5 P.Scipio volunteers to go to Spain.
* Read Polybius' account
@ ~Polyb_35.4'1-14;*  ~[Liv]:Per_48'e; ValMax_5.2e'4;L  +Appian:Hisp_49'b; Oros_4.21'1;L  {CAH_8'466; OCD_s.}
6 SPA ++ General descriptions of the "fiery war" between the Romans and the Celtiberi.
* Read Polybius' account
@ ~Polyb_3.5'1, 35.1'1-6;*  Diod_31.40'1.
7 The Celtiberi surrender to Marcellus: end of the Celtiberian War.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_48'e; +Appian:Hisp_50'a-b;*  {CAH_8'132; OCD_c.}
8 Lucullus massacres the Vaccaei.
* Read Appian's account
@ Polyb_3.5'1; ~[Liv]:Per_48'e; +Appian:Hisp_51'a-52'a,*  59'a; {CAH_8'133; OCD_l.}
9 LUS The Lusitani defeat Galba.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_48'f; Appian:Hisp_58'a-b;*  Oros_4.21'3;L  {Galba went to Spain as praetor for 151 B.C., and suffered this defeat before going into winter quarters.}
10 SPA Scipio slays a Spaniard in single combat during the siege of Intercatia.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~Polyb_35.5'1-2; ~[Liv]:Per_48'f; Vell_1.12'4; Plin:HN_37'9;L  Plut:Mor_805'A; Flor_1.33'11;L  +Appian:Hisp_53'a-b;*  Ampel_22'3;L  [Vict]:VirIll_58'2;L  Oros_4.21'2;L  {CAH_8'466.}
11 ROM The Roman embassy returns from Africa with Gulussa, the son of Masinissa, and reports on Carthaginian war preparations.
@ ~[Liv]:Per_48'f-g.
12 GRE << An Athenian garrison occupies Oropus.
@ Paus_7.11'5; {In an attempt to remove this garrison, Oropus appealed to the Achaean strategos Menalcidas in 151/0 B.C. - see Walbank_p532..}
13 SYR Demetrius defeats Alexander Balas.
@ ~Just_35.1'9-10.
14 Lucullus captures Intercatia: Scipio is first to scale the walls.
* Read Appian's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_48'f; Vell_1.12'4; ValMax_3.2'6;L  +Appian:Hisp_54'a-c;*  [Vict]:VirIll_58'3.L 
15 SPA Lucullus fails to capture Pallantium.
@ +Appian:Hisp_55'a-b.
16 AFR The Carthaginians expel Masinissa's supporters.
@ ~Appian:Pun_70'a-b.

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