152 B.C. Olympiad 157.1Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | ROM The senate supports Alexander Balas' claim to Syria.
@ ~Polyb_33.18'1-14; {CAH_8'362; Green_444.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | SYR Alexander Balas captures Ptolemais.
* Read Justin's account @ +1Macc_10'1; Joseph:AJ_13'35-37; Just_35.1'5-8,* 2'1; Sulpit_2.24'a; {CAH_8'362.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | The triumph of L.Mummius, over the Lusitani.
@ ~Appian:Hisp_57'c; {OCD_m.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SPA Marcellus forces the Celtiberi to come to terms.
* Read Appian's account @ ~Polyb_35.2'1; Strab_3.162'd;(4.13) ~Appian:Hisp_48'a-49'a;* {CAH_8'537; OCD_m.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | LUS M.Atilius defeats the Lusitani.
@ ~Appian:Hisp_58'c; {CAH_8'133.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AFR << M.Cato goes as ambassador to Carthage.
* Read Livy's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_48'a-b;* Plut:CatMai_26'1-3; Appian:Pun_68'c-69'b; {CAH_8'149-150; OCD_cato.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | PAL Demetrius frees the Jewish hostages in Jerusalem.
* Read 1Maccabees' account @ ~1Macc_10'2-14;* ~Joseph:AJ_13'37-42. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | {Tishri -J = October} Alexander Balas appoints Jonathan as high priest of the Jews.
* Read 1Maccabees' account @ #1Macc_10'15-21;* (?) Qumran_1QpHab'8; Joseph:AJ_13'43-46, 20'237-238, :Vit_4; [Euseb]:Chron_129'a; Sulpit_2.24'a; GeorgMon_p436'b; {CAH_8'537; Green_445.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | SPA Marcellus captures Nertobriga.
@ ~Polyb_35.2'2; {Walbank_p643.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ROM Cato urges the destruction of Carthage, and illustrates the threat by showing a fresh fig from the city.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_48'b; Plin:HN_15'74-76;L Plut:CatMai_26'4-27'1;* Appian:Pun_69'b-c; {Immediately after his return from Carthage, though he constantly repeated this advice up until the declaration of war..} | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | LUS The Lusitani renew their resistance to Rome.
* Read Appian's account @ ~Appian:Hisp_58'b;* +Obseq_18.L | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | BAE The foundation of Corduba, probably by Marcellus.
* Read Strabo's account @ ~Polyb_35.2'2; Strab_3.141'b-c;* (2.1) {CAH_8'139 13
| ROM ?? The death of Sulpicius Gallus' young son.
| * Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Amic_9,L :Fam_4.6'1;* {He appears to have died before Cato Licinianus.} 14
| The death of Cato's eldest son, Licinianus.
| * Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Tusc_3'70,L :Sen_84,L :Amic_9,L :Fam_4.6'1;* [Liv]:Per_48'b; Plut:CatMai_24'1, '9-10, 27'7; Gell_13.20'9; {MRR_1'454.} 15
| SYR ?? Conflicting accounts of the early life of Andriscus, who claims to be a son of Perseus.
| * Read Livy's account @ Diod_32.15'2; [Liv]:Per_49'h-j;* Flor_1.30'3;L Lucian:Ind_20. 16
| << Demetrius sends Andriscus to Rome.
| * Read Zonaras' account @ Diod_31.40a'1, 32.15'1; ~[Liv]:Per_48'c, 49'h; Ampel_16'5;L Zonar_9.28'b-c;* {Green_447.} 17
| ROM The death of M.Lepidus, the leader of the senate.
| @ ~[Liv]:Per_48'c; {OCD_l.} 18
| The death of the consul Flaccus.
| @ +FastCap_p70; +Obseq_18.L 19
| NAR Roman successes in Gaul.
| @ +Obseq_18.L 20
| GRE ?? A retort of Diogenes the Stoic philosopher, when insulted by one of his audience.
| @ Sen:Dial_5.38'1. 21
| ?? Panaetius is a pupil of Diogenes.
| @ Suda_P'184. 22
| == The death of Diogenes, called "the Babylonian".
| @ Lucian:Macr_20; {OCD_d.} 23
| EGY ?? Aristarchus is the successor of Apollonius the eidograph as head of the library at Alexandria.
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