199 B.C. Olympiad 145.2Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | GRE The assembly of the Aetolian League decides to remain neutral in the forthcoming war against Philippus.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.35'1-2;* +Liv_31.27'1-32'5; +Zonar_9.15'c-e; {CAH_8'262-263; Green_309.} |
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| 2 | GRE << Document: Burstein_69, a decree of Delphi in honour of Satyrus. |
| 3 | PEL << The death of Pelops, king of Sparta.
@ Diod_27.1'1. |
| 4 | << The birth of the historian Polybius.
@ Lucian:Macr_22; {OCD_p.} |
| 5 | ASI << Document: SIG_577, a decree of Miletus concerning the foundation of a school by Eudemus.
@ Austin_119. |
| 6 | EGY << Joseph the Jewish tax-collector marries his niece at Alexandria.
@ Joseph:AJ_12'186-190; {Josephus' son Hyrcanus was about 13 years old at the time of the birth of Ptolemaeus Philometor (? 186 B.C).} |
| 7 | PHO << Antiochus forces Scopas to surrender after besieging him at Sidon.
* Read Daniel's account @ Daniel_11'15;* Porph:Fr_46. |
| 8 | ARM ?? Armenia is governed by Artaxias and Zariadris, two generals of Antiochus, after the death of its king Orontes.
@ Strab_11.531'e;(14.15) {This happened some years before the battle of Magnesia; Artaxias lived on until at least 160 B.C.} |
| 9 | ASI ?? Praylous the pupil of Timon is accused of treason.
@ DiogLaert_9'115;(T.7) {Timon lived until about 230 B.C.} |
| 10 | EGY ++ General comments on the career of the historian Ister of Cyrene.
@ Suda_I'706; {OCD_i.} |
| 11 | MAC Skirmishes between Philippus and the Roman army near Athacus.
* Read Livy's account @ Diod_28.8'1; ~Liv_31.33'1-38'10,* 40'10, 32.21'19, 28'5; Plut:Flam_3'1; Flor_1.23'9;L Ampel_16'3; DioCass_fr.58'1-3; ~Zonar_9.15'e-f. |
| 12 | AEG The Roman fleet, aided by Attalus, captures Oreus.
* Read Livy's account @ Apollod:Fr_78; ~Liv_31.44'1-47'3;* DioCass_fr.58'4; ~Zonar_9.15'g; {CAH_8'263.} |
| 13 | CIS The Insubres defeat a Roman army under Cn.Baebius.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_32.7'5-8;* +Zonar_9.15'h; {CAH_8'111.} |
| 14 | MAC The Romans invade Eordaea.
* Read Livy's account @ Polyb_18.23'3; ~Liv_31.39'1-40'6,* 32.21'19, 33.8'5. |
| 15 | The Aetolians invade Thessaly.
* Read Livy's account @ ~Liv_31.40'7-43'7;* Paus_1.36'5, 6.16'2; {CAH_8'263; Green_705.} |
| 16 | MAC Villius arrives in Macedonia to take over command of the Roman army.
@ +Liv_32.3'1-4'7; {G8'263.} |
| 17 | ROM T.Flamininus is elected consul for the following year, though he had not held the office of aedile or praetor.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_32.7'8-13;* Plut:Flam_2'1-2, :Mor_197'A; {G8'175-176.} |
| 18 | == The censors Scipio and Paetus review the senate without any disputes.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_32.7'1-3,* 34.44'4, 35.10'6, 38.28'2, 50'10, 53'10, 58'8; +FastCap_p64; {G8'182-183; OCD_s.} |
| 19 | == The Lex Porcia gives a right of appeal against judgements.
@ Cic:Rep_2'54;L {MRR_1'327..} |
| 20 | == L.Manlius is prevented from celebrating an ovation by the tribune P.Porcius.
@ +Liv_32.7'4. |
| 21 | {15 March -R} The consuls enter office, and receive an embassy from Attalus.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_32.8'1-16;* +Plut:Flam_2'3-5; Oros_4.20'1;L {CAH_8'270.} |
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