202 B.C. - events and references

202 B.C. Olympiad 144.3

Consuls: Ti. Claudius P.f. Nero, M. Servilius C.f. Pulex Geminus
Achaean General: Lysippus

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1	EGY ?? Unrest in Egypt and its overseas territories caused by the ascendancy of Agathocles. @ Porph:Fr_45.
2	++ Sosibius, the associate of Agathocles, enjoys a good reputation despite his evil character. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_15.25'1-2,* 16.22'1-2; Suda_S'859; {Sosibius appears to have died or retired before the death of Agathocles.}
3	<< The violent death of Agathocles, the chief minister of Ptolemaeus. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_15.25'20-34'6,* 35'7; Just_30.2'7; {CAH_8'251; Green_704.}
4	AFR The Carthaginians seize some Roman transport ships bringing supplies to Scipio. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_15.1'1-4'12;* Diod_28.11'1-12'2; ~Liv_30.24'5-25'12; ValMax_6.6'4;^L Frontin:Str_3.6'1; Plut:Mor_196'C-D; ~Appian:Pun_34'a-35'a; DioCass_fr.57'72, '75; Eutrop_3.22'1; Zonar_9.12'f; {CAH_8'64.}
5	ROM {March -R} Claudius is allotted Africa as his province. @ +Liv_30.27'1-28'11.
6	ASI << The "partition pact" between Antiochus and Philippus: an informal agreement to seize the overseas territories of Ptolemaeus V. * Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_3.2'8, ~15.20'1-8;* Diod_28.2'1-4'1; Liv_31.14'5; Appian:Mac_4'1;⁽⁵⁾ Trog:Prol_30; Porph:Fr_45; {Green_304.}
7	AFR The death of Hasdrubal, son of Gisgo. * Read Appian's account @ Frontin:Str_1.8'10; ~Appian:Pun_36'a-38'c;* ~Zonar_9.13'i; {OCD_h.}
8	ROM {July -R} Apprehension and omens at Rome before the battle of Zama. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_30.38'6-12;* +Zonar_9.14'a.
9	AEG Philippus captures Cius and Thasos. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_15.21'1-24'6,* 18.3'12, 4'5-7, 54'8-10; Liv_31.31'4, 32.21'22, 33'16; Strab_12.563'e-564'a;^(4.3) Plut:Mor_245'B-C; Appian:Mac_4'1;⁽⁵⁾ Suda_M'1204; {CAH_8'252; Green_306.}
10	AFR Scipio captures three Carthaginian spies, but releases them unharmed. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_15.5'1-7;* +Liv_30.29'1-3; ValMax_3.7'1;^L ~Appian:Pun_39'a; Polyaen_8.16'8; Eutrop_3.22'2; Suda_A'2452; +Zonar_9.14'c.
11	Scipio and Hannibal hold a conference on the night before joining in battle. * Read Polybius' account @ Ennius:Ann_315; ~Polyb_15.5'8-9'1;* Nepos_23.6'2; +Liv_30.29'4-32'3; Plut:Flam_21'2; Flor_1.22'58-59;^L ~Appian:Pun_39'a-c; Eutrop_3.22'2; ~Oros_4.19'2;^L +Zonar_9.14'b-e; {CAH_8'64.}
12	{? October} Scipio defeats Hannibal at Zama. * Read Polybius' account @ Ennius:Ann_307-314, :Fr_p396'5-6; ~Polyb_15.9'2-16'6;* Nepos_23.6'3-4; +Liv_30.32'4-35'11, 38.51'7-9; Frontin:Str_2.3'16; Silius_17'291-617;^L Flor_1.22'60-61;^L ~Appian:Pun_40'a-48'b; Gell_4.18'3; Eutrop_3.22'2-23'2; ~Oros_4.19'3;^L +Zonar_9.14'e-i; {CAH_8'64; OCD_z.}
13	GRE {Sept./Oct.} Two youths from Acarnania are put to death after accidentally entering the mysteries at Eleusis. @ Liv_31.14'6-9; {This happened shortly before Philippus' invasion of Attica.}
14	ROM An embassy from the Aetolians attempts to gain Roman support against Philippus. @ Appian:Mac_4'2;⁽⁵⁾ {Green_705.}
15	AFR {17 December -R} A force of Numidians led by Vermina is completely defeated by the Romans. * Read Livy's account @ #Liv_30.36'1-8,* 40'3.
16	SAR Claudius is prevented by a storm from sailing to Africa. * Read Livy's account @ +Liv_30.39'1-3;* +Zonar_9.14'a.
17	ROM ?? The sons of freedmen are allowed to wear the toga praetexta, so that they can participate in rites prescribed by the Sibylline Books. @ Macrob:Sat_1.6'13-14.^L
18	?? L.Fulvius is sent to prison for wearing a chaplet of roses. @ Plin:HN_21'8.^L
19	AFR ?? Stratagems employed by Hannibal during the Second Punic War. * Read Frontinus' account @ Frontin:Str_2.5'13,* 3.16'4.
20	?? Many Romans desert or are captured and sold into slavery by Hannibal during the war. * Read Plutarch's account @ ValMax_5.2'6;^L Plut:Flam_13'6-7.*
21	++ The perseverance and skilful leadership of Hannibal during the war. * Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_9.22'1-26'11,* 11.19'1-7, 18.28'6-9, 23.13'1-2; Lucil_952-953; Cic:Sest_142; Diod_29.19'1; Nepos_23.1'1-2; DioCass_fr.54'1-11; Just_30.4'9.
22	++ General comments on the Second Punic War. * Read Dio's account @ Diod_37.1'4; Silius_1'1-8;^L Flor_1.22'1;^L Appian:Hisp_4'a; DioCass_fr.52'1-2;* Zonar_9.14'l-m.
23	Peace terms are agreed between the Romans and the Carthaginians; the end of the Second Punic War. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_15.17'1-19'9;* Nepos_23.7'1; +Liv_30.36'9-38'5, 42.23'3-4; Plin:HN_33'51;^L Silius_17'618-624;^L Plut:CatMai_26'2, :Flam_21'2, :Mor_196'D; Appian:Pun_2'b, ~49'a-56'a, 59'a-b; Ampel_37'1-2; Gell_7.5'1; DioCass_fr.57'82; ~Oros_4.19'4;^L ~Zonar_9.14'i-k; {CAH_8'64-65.}
24	ITA The Romans punish the Bruttii for their support of Hannibal. @ Gell_10.3'19.

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