176 B.C. - events and references

176 B.C. Olympiad 151.1

Consuls: Cn. Cornelius Cn.f. Scipio Hispallus, Q. Petillius
Athenian archon: Hippacus
Olympic victor in the stadion race: Thymilus of Aspendus.

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1	ROM {5 May -R = ?February} The consul Scipio dies at the end of the Latin Festival. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_41.16'1-6;* +Obseq_9.^L
2	IT+ The consuls of the previous year achieve further victories in Sardinia and Liguria; Claudius recaptures Mutina. @ +Liv_41.16'7-17'4.
3	ROM {3 August -R = ?May} C.Valerius Laevinus is elected consul in place of Scipio. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_41.16'5, 17'5-6;* +FastCap_p66.
4	{5 August -R = ?May} Petillius leaves Rome for Liguria. @ +Liv_41.17'6-8.
5	{11 August -R = ?May} The Latin Festival is repeated. @ +Liv_41.16'5.
6	PAL << Aristobulus, the Jewish writer and philosopher, is in his prime. * Read Clement's account @ !ClemAl:Strom_5.14'i;* ChronPasc_437'C; +Hieron:Chron_1841; {OCD_a<150-100?>.}
7	CIS The consul Petillius is killed while attacking a mountain-top in Liguria. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_41.17'9-18'16;* +FastCap_p66; ValMax_1.5'9,^L 2.7'15;^L Frontin:Str_4.1'46; +Obseq_9;^L {CAH_8'116.}
8	ROM ?? The Romans build a new house for Antiochus to live in during his stay in Rome. @ Ascon_13'b.^L
9	ROM == Demetrius replaces Antiochus as a Syrian hostage at Rome. * Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_31.2'1-5;* ~[Liv]:Per_41'a; Appian:Syr_45'a; [Euseb]:Chron_253'd; Sulpit_2.19'b; {CAH_8'340<178>; Green_440.}

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