196 B.C. - events and references

196 B.C. Olympiad 146.1

Consuls: L. Furius Sp.f. Purpureo, M. Claudius M.f. Marcellus
Athenian archon: Charicles
Achaean General: Aristaenus (II)
Olympic victor in the stadion race: Pammenes of Magnesia-ad-Maeandrum

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1	ASI << Lampsacus and Smyrna appeal to Rome against Antiochus. * Read Livy's account @ Diod_29.7'1; +Liv_33.38'11-7;* Appian:Syr_1'b, 2'a; {CAH_8'271; Green_706.}
2	GRE The Romans force the Boeotians to agree to peace terms after the assassination of the Macedonian sympathizer Brachylles. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_18.43'1-13,* 20.7'3, 22.4'7; +Liv_33.27'5-29'12, 35.47'3, 36.6'1.
3	EGY {4 Xandicus -M = 18 Mecheir -E = 27 March} Document: OGI_90, the "Rosetta Stone", a trilingual decree in honour of Ptolemaeus V. @ Bagnall_137; {Green_706.}
4	?? Document: PCol_480, ordinances about the sale of slaves. @ Bagnall_118.
5	MAC Ten Roman commissioners revise the peace terms with Philippus. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_18.44'1-45'12;* +Liv_33.30'1-31'11, 49'8, 39.28'2, 42.25'4, 30'10; Plut:Flam_10'1-3, :Mor_855'A;⁽¹⁾ Appian:Mac_9'3;⁽¹²⁾ Zonar_9.16'k-l; {CAH_8'270.}
6	PEL Flamininus proclaims the independence of the Greek states at the Isthmian Games. * Read Plutarch's account @ ~Polyb_18.46'1-15; +Liv_33.32'1-33'8; ValMax_4.8'5;^L Plut:Phil_15'2, :Flam_10'3-12'1,* :Mor_197'B; Flor_1.23'13-15; Appian:Mac_9'4;⁽¹³⁾ [Euseb]:Chron_241'c; +Hieron:Chron_1821; {CAH_8'273; OCD_f.}
7	MAC The Roman commissioners monitor the carrying out of the peace settlement. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_18.47'1-48'10,* 22.10'6; +Liv_33.34'1-35'12; Plut:Flam_12'2-4; {CAH_8'529.}
8	ETR The praetor M'.Glabrio suppresses a conspiracy of slaves in Etruria. @ +Liv_33.36'1-3; {CAH_8'236.}
9	CIS The consuls defeat the Insubres and Boii in separate battles. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_33.36'4-37'12,* 35.41'8; +Oros_4.20'11;^L Zonar_9.16'l; {CAH_8'112.}
10	THR Antiochus restores Lysimacheia. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_18.49'2-52'5;* Diod_28.12'1; +Liv_33.38'8-41'4; Appian:Syr_1'b-4'a, 38'b; !Oros_4.20'12;^L Zonar_9.18'f-g; {CAH_8'271; Green_304.}
11	MAC The Thessalians adopt new laws, and start electing annual magistrates; the first to hold office is Pausanias of Pherae. @ SIG_674'51-52, '64<t= Sherk1_38>; ~[Euseb]:Chron_243'c, 247'a; {CAH_8'274.}
12	LYC The fleet of Antiochus is wrecked in a storm while attempting to cross to Cyprus. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_33.41'5-9;* Appian:Syr_4'b; Zonar_9.18'g-h.
13	AFR == Hannibal as sufete reforms the Carthaginian government and finances. * Read Livy's account @ Nepos_23.7'4-5; ~Liv_33.46'1-47'2;* DioCass_fr.57'86; [Vict]:VirIll_37'2-3;^L Zonar_9.14'm; {CAH_8'143; CAH_h.}
14	GRE Document: Sherk1_6, inscriptions put up by various Greek cities in honour of Flamininus. @ Bagnall_35.
15	ROM ++ M.Cornelius Cethegus is praised by Ennius for his eloquence. @ Cic:Brut_57-60;^L {For the date of Cethegus' death, see Liv_33.42'5.}
16	== A new college of priests, the tresviri epulones, are appointed for the first time. @ +Liv_33.42'1.
17	== The quaestors force the priests and augurs to make a contribution towards the payment of war expenses. @ +Liv_33.42'2-6.
18	{4 March -R} The triumph of Marcellus, over the Insubres. * Read Livy's account @ ~Liv_33.37'9-12;* #FastTr_p102.
19	{March -R} Blasio celebrates an ovation, over the Celtiberi. @ +FastTr_p102.
20	{March -R} The consuls enter office and receive a report from the ten commisioners on the activities of Antiochus. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_33.43'1-45'8,* 47'3-6; Just_31.1'5-7.

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