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| 1 | ROM An acrimonious debate in the senate about the granting of a triumph to Cn.Manlius.
@ +Liv_38.44'9-50'3. |
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| 1a | MES {Shabatu -B = February} Antiochus visits Babylon and is shown the purple robe of Nebuchadnezzar.
@ AstrDiar_187A.rev'5-18. |
| 1b | EGY {17 Phamenoth -E = April} Document: AET_6.23, a letter about priests who fled from Philae to Nubia. |
| 1c | {22 Pachon -E = June} Document: SelPap_2.414A, arrangements for the transport of wheat to soldiers at Syene. |
| 2 | CIL ?? Document: OGIS_230, a dedication at Soli by Ptolemaeus, son of Thraseas. |
| 3 | SYR ?? Antiochus writes to the cities in his kingdom, telling them not to obey his commands if they are contrary to existing laws.
@ Plut:Mor_183'F. |
| 3b | ?? Antiochus builds a new quarter in the city of Antioch.
@ Liban:Or_11'119-120;B { This was probably the completion of the building work that was started by Seleucus II.} |
| 4 | ?? The historian Hegesianax is selected to be one of Antiochus' "friends" after reciting his works at the king's court.
@ Athen_4.155'b<q" DemetrSc>. |
| 5 | ++ Antiochus fails to live up to the promise of the early years of his reign.
* Read Suda's account @ Polyb_15.37'1-2; Suda_A'2693.* |
| 6 | PER {25 month 3 -B = 3 July} The death of Antiochus III, and accession of Seleucus IV.
* Read Justin's account @ #BabylChron_BM.35603'R6-8; Diod_28.3'1, 29.15'1; Strab_16'744;(1.18) Joseph:AJ_12'223; Appian:Syr_66; Just_32.2'1-2;* Porph:Fr_47; +[Euseb]:Chron_253, 263; [Vict]:VirIll_54'4; +Hieron:Chron_1830; Sulpit_2'19; ExcBarb_46A; +Zonar_9'21;(p327) { CAH_8'351; Green_422.} |
| 6a | MAC ?? Document: IG_9.2.525, a list of victors in the Eleutheria games at Larissa. |
| 6b | AEG << Document: SEG_30.1073, a decree of Chios concerning the cult of the goddess Roma. |
| 6c | << Document: SEG_55.926, regulations for a priest of Eumenes at Cos. |
| 6d | LYC << Document: SEG_57.1663, decree of Melanippion, after coming into alliance with the Rhodians. |
| 6e | EGY {Epeiph -E = August} Document: AET_7.18.B, a contract for the sale of liturgical days. |
| 7 | ROM Scipio Africanus is brought to trial by the Petillii, but wins the sympathy of the audience by recalling his victory over Carthage.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_23.14'1-4;* Diod_29.21'1; +Liv_38.50'4-51'14, 56'2, '6; ValMax_3.7'1; Plut:CatMai_15'1-2, :Mor_196'F, 540'F-541'A; Appian:Syr_39-41;(↓) Gell_4.18'3-6; DioCass_fr.63'1; [Vict]:VirIll_47'17; Zonar_9'20;(p321) { CAH_8'179-180=184; OCD_p.} |
| 8 | Scipio Africanus tears up his account books, when they are demanded as evidence in the prosecution of L.Scipio.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_23.14'7-12;* Diod_29.21'1; +Liv_38.55'10-12; ValMax_3.7'1; Sen:Dial_11.14'4; Gell_4.18'7-12; [Vict]:VirIll_47'17-18; { CAH_8'179; OCD_s.} |
| 9 | Scipio Africanus leaves Rome, and the tribune Ti.Gracchus intervenes to prevent his trial continuing in his absence.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_38.52'1-53'7;* Sen:Dial_10.17'6; DioCass_fr.65'1; August:DeCiv_3'21; { CAH_8'180=184.} |
| 10 | CIS The consuls subdue some more Ligurian tribes.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_39.1'1-2'11,* 20'2, 40.52'1; Strab_5'217;(1.11) DioCass_fr.65'2; { CAH_8'115.} |
| 11 | Lepidus rebukes the praetor M.Furius for an unprovoked attack on the Cenomani.
* Read Livy's account @ Diod_29.14'1; +Liv_39.3'1-3;* { CAH_8'112.} |
| 12 | ROM Gracchus saves L.Scipio from imprisonment.
* Read Livy's account @ Cic:ProvCon_18; +Liv_38.54'1-60'10;* ValMax_4.1'8, 8.1d'1; Plin:HN_pref'10;L Plut:CatMai_15'2, 32'4; Ampel_19'3; Gell_6.19'1-8; DioCass_fr.63'1, 65'1; [Vict]:VirIll_53'2, Zonar_9'20;(p323) { CAH_8'179.} |
| 13 | Gracchus marries Cornelia.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_38.57'2-8;* ValMax_4.2'3; Seneca:Contr_5'2;L Plut:TGrac_1'3, 4'4; Juvenal_6'166-171; Gell_12.8'1-4; ~DioCass_fr.65'1. |
| 14 | {December 21 -R = ?August} The triumph of M.Fulvius, over the Aetolians and Cephallenia.
* Read Livy's account @ Cic:Mur_31; +Liv_39.4'1-5'17;* #FastTr_p103; Gell_5.6'24-26; [Vict]:VirIll_52'2; Eutrop_4.5'1; { Green_707.} |
| 15 | ROM Document: CIL_1.615 & 1.616, two dedications made by M.Fulvius out of the booty from Aetolia. |
| 16 | CIS The consuls construct two roads in Cisalpine Gaul, the Via Flaminia and the Via Aemilia.
@ +Liv_39.2'6, '10; { CAH_8'114; OCD_v.} |
| 17 | CIS Document: CIL_1.617 & 1.618, two milestones from the Via Aemilia near Bononia. |
| 18 | PEL Lepidus writes a letter criticizing the Achaeans' treatment of Sparta.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_22.3'1-4,* 7'1; { CAH_8'291.} |
| 19 | Renewal of the treaty between the Achaean League and Egypt.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_22.3'5-9,* 7'1, 9'11, 24.6'4; { See Walbank, p.178.} |
| 19a | ?? Document: Syll_623, a decree of Thisoa in Arcadia. |
| 20 | ROM {5 March -R = ?November} The triumph of Cn.Manlius, over the Galatians, which brings back new luxuries to Rome.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_39.6'3-7'7;* #FastTr_p103; Plin:HN_34'14, 37'12; August:DeCiv_3'21; { OCD_m.} |
| 21 | == The praetor Q.Culleo forces illegal Latin immigrants to leave Rome.
@ +Liv_39.3'4-6. |
| 22 | == The birth of Demetrius, the son of Seleucus.
@ GranLic_10; { OCD_d.} |
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