200 B.C. - events and references

200 B.C. Olympiad 145.1

Consuls: P. Sulpicius Ser.f. Galba Maximus (II), C. Aurelius C.f. Cotta
Athenian archon: Nicophon
Achaean General: Cycliadas (II)
Olympic victor in the stadion race: Pyrrhias of Aetolia.

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1	ROM Sulpicius puts forward a motion to declare war on Philippus, but it is rejected by a popular assembly. * Read Livy's account @ Ennius:Ann_325; +Liv_31.5'1-6'6;* Flor_1.23'4; Paus_1.36'6; Festus:Brev_7'2; {CAH_8'165, '256-257; Green_705.}
2	ASI Philippus escapes from his enemies after being trapped at Bargylia. @ Polyaen_4.18'2; {CAH_8'254, '257; Green_306.}
3	ROM An embassy from Ptolemaeus V discusses intervention in Greece; the senate sends M.Lepidus to be Ptolemaeus' adviser. * Read Livy's account @ Sherk1_3d; Cic:Fin_5'64;^L +Liv_31.9'1-10;* ValMax_6.6'1;^L Tac:Ann_2'67; Just_30.2'8-3'4.
4	CRE ?? Document: SIG_581, a treaty between Rhodes and Hierapytna in Crete. @ Austin_113.
5	PAL << The Egyptian general Scopas invades Palestine. * Read Josephus' account @ ~Polyb_16.39'1-2; Joseph:AJ_12'131,* '135<q" Polyb>; Porph:Fr_45; !Hieron:Chron_1814; Suda_S'654.
6	PEL {? July} A pancration contest for boys is held at the Olympic Games for the first time. @ +Paus_5.8'11; +[Euseb]:Chron_209'a-b.
7	CIS The Gauls capture and destroy Placentia. * Read Livy's account @ Liv_31.10'1-11'3;* DioCass_fr.58'5; +Zonar_9.15'g-h; {CAH_8'111.}
8	GRE Athens declares war on Philippus. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.25'1-28'9;* +Liv_31.14'6-15'11; Flor_1.23'8; Paus_11.36'5, 7.7'5-7; +Zonar_9.15'a-b; {CAH_8'258; Green_307.}
9	ROM The Roman people declare war on Philippus; the start of the Second Macedonian War. * Read Livy's account @ Cic:LegMan_14; +Liv_31.7'1-8'11,* 36.3'9; Flor_1.23'4-5; Appian:Mac_2'1; Paus_1.36'6; Ampel_44'2;^L Just_30.3'6; Festus:Brev_7'2; ~Eutrop_4.1'1; Oros_4.20'1;^L +Zonar_9.15'a-b; {CAH_8'207, '257; OCD_p.}
10	PEL Philopoemen leads an expedition against Nabis. @ ~Polyb_16.36'1-37'7; {OCD_n; Green_302.}
11	AFR The Romans send an embassy to Carthage, Masinissa, and Vermina the son of Syphax. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_31.11'4-18,* 19'1-6; (?) DioCass_fr.57'81.
12	ASI Roman envoys cross over from Greece to meet Antiochus. * Read Justin's account @ ~Polyb_16.27'5; Just_31.1'1-4;* {CAH_8'261, '270; Green_304.}
13	ROM L.Lentulus celebrates an ovation for his victories in Spain. @ +Liv_31.20'1-7.
14	CIS The praetor L.Furius defeats the Gauls near Cremona. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_31.21'1-22'3;* DioCass_fr.58'6; Oros_4.20'4;^L +Zonar_9.15'g-h; {CAH_8'111.}
15	ASI Philippus captures Abydus. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_16.29'1-35'2;* Diod_28.6'1; +Liv_31.16'1-18'9, 31'4, 32.21'22, 33.40'5; Appian:Mac_4'2-3;⁽⁵⁾ {CAH_8'260; Green_307-308.}
16	PAL Antiochus defeats the Egyptians at Panium. * Read Polybius' account @ Daniel_11'13-16; Polyb_16.18'2-19'11,* 39'3, 28.1'3, '5; Joseph:AJ_12'132; Porph:Fr_46; !Hieron:Chron_1820; {CAH_8'252; Green_304.}
17	{13 September -R} The aediles hold the Ludi Romani. @ +Liv_31.50'2.
18	ROM {13 November -R} Document: Plaut:Stich, Plautus' comedy "Stichus", first performed at the Plebeian Games. @ +Liv_31.50'3; {OCD_p.}
19	ROM The triumph of L.Furius, over the Gauls. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_31.47'4-49'3,* '9; DioCass_fr.57'81.
20	MAC Sulpicius crosses over to Macedonia with a Roman army. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_31.14'1-5, 22'4-23'12,* 32.3'3-4; Plut:Flam_3'1; Flor_1.23'6-7; Appian:Mac_4'3;⁽⁵⁾ Paus_7.7'8; +Zonar_9.15'b-c; {CAH_8'261; OCD_s.}
21	Cycliadas succeeds Philopoemen as general of the Achaean League. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_31.25'3;* Plut:Phil_13'2, '4.
22	GRE Philippus invades Attica. * Read Livy's account @ ~Polyb_16.38'1; Diod_28.7'1; +Liv_31.24'1-26'13,* 30'9-10, 32.21'21; Zonar_9.15'c; {CAH_8'262; Green_705.}
23	PAL The Jews transfer their allegiance to Antiochus after his victory. * Read Josephus' account @ ~Polyb_16.39'3-5; Joseph:AJ_12'129-137;* Porph:Fr_46; !Hieron:Chron_1807.
24	PEL << Document: Sosyl_, the fragments of Sosylus' book about Hannibal. {~OCD_s.}
25	ROM == Document: CIL_610,^L a dedication by C.Aurelius. @ ROL_p76.
26	ROM {15 March -R} The consuls enter office, and receive a Carthaginian embassy with the first payment of the war indemnity. * Read Nepos' account @ Nepos_23.7'1-4;* +Liv_32.1'1-2'7; Plut:Flam_1'6; {From this point onwards, for at least the next 40 years, the Roman calendar was so far ahead of the solar year that the start of the civil year (15 March) fell in November or December of the previous Julian year.}

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