239 B.C. Olympiad 135.2Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | AFR The mercenaries slaughter their prisoners.
* Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.79'8-81'11;* Diod_25.3'1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | GRE ?? New springs of water suddenly appear at Aedepsus in Euboea and Methana in the Peloponnese.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ Paus_2.34'1; Athen_3.73'c-d.* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | AEG ?? A plague of hares on the island of Astypalaea.
@ Athen_9.400'd-e. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MAC ?? Antigonus praises the philosopher Lycon.
@ DiogLaert_5'65.(L.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cleanthes gives frank replies to Antigonus' questions.
* Read Diogenes' account @ Plut:Mor_830'C-D; DiogLaert_7'169;* Suda_K'1711. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ?? Other sayings of Antigonus.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Sen:Dial_5.22'2-5, :Ben_2.17'1-2; Plut:Mor_183'D.* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ?? A retort of the poet Antagoras to Antigonus, about his cooking in camp.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:Mor_182'F, 668'C-D;* (Q4.4) Athen_8.340'f. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ?? The Spartans punish an ambassador for addressing Antigonus as king.
@ Plut:Mor_233'E. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ?? Theodorus of Larissa, a water-drinker, is consistently hostile to Antigonus.
@ Athen_2.44'b. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ++ Aristogenes of Cnidus is a slave of Chrysippus, and doctor to Antigonus.
@ Suda_A'3911. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ++ Antigonus is a patron of poets.
@ Paus_1.2'3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ++ General comments on the policy of Antigonus towards the Greek states.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_2.41'10, 43'7-10;* Plut:Arat_43'2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | The death of Antigonus Gonatas.
@ ~Plut:Arat_34'1; Lucian:Macr_11; +[Euseb]:Chron_237'a-c, 241'b, 243'b; !Hieron:Chron_1774; ExcBarb_44A; ChronSynt_90'e; {CAH_7.1'255; OCD_a.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | GRE ++ General comments on the life and character of the cynic philosopher Menippus.
* Read Diogenes' account @ Lucian:DMort_1'1-4, 2'1-2, 3'1-2, 10'2, '9-13, 22'1-3 :Nec_1-22; DiogLaert_6'99,* (Mp.1-2) '100.(Mp.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ?? The death of Menippus.
@ DiogLaert_6'100;(Mp.3) {~OCD_m.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | EPI ?? Stratagems of Alexander, king of Epirus.
* Read Frontinus' account @ Frontin:Str_2.5'10,* 3.4'5; {CAH_7.1'446 17
| ?? Alexander rebukes the flattery of Nicesias, while suffering the side-effects of some medicine.
| @ Athen_6.251'c. 18
| ?? Egyptian bean plants start growing spontaneously in part of Thesprotia.
| @ Athen_3.73'b-c<q" Phylarch_65>. 19
| AFR The Carthaginians make Hamilcar their sole general.
| * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.82'1-7;* ~Diod_25.3'1. 19b
| ASI ?? Document: Austin_179a, a letter from Seleucus II to Olympichus, about the sanctuary at Labraunda in Caria.
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| GLT << Seleucus II is defeated by Antiochus and the Galatians at Ancyra; he escapes but his concubine Mysta is captured.
| * Read Justin's account @ Athen_13.577'f, 593'e<q" Phylarch_30>; Plut:Mor_184'A, 489'A-B, 508'D-E; Polyaen_4.9'6, 8.61'1; ~Just_27.2'10-12,* 41.4'7; ~[Euseb]:Chron_251'c; {CAH_7.1'423; Green_698.} 21
| AFR Utica revolts from Carthage.
| * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.82'8-13;* ~Diod_25.3'2. 22
| Carthage appeals to Hieron for help against the mercenaries.
| @ ~Polyb_1.83'1-4. 23
| The Carthaginians appeal to the Romans for help against the mercenaries.
| * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.83'5-11,* 3.28'3; Nepos_22.2'3; Liv_21.41'12; Appian:Sic_2'10,(4) :Pun_5'a; {CAH_7.2'671.} 24
| The mercenaries reject Roman mediators.
| * Read Zonaras' account @ Appian:Sic_2'11,(4) :Pun_5'b; ~Zonar_8.17'g-h.* 25
| NUM << The birth of Masinissa, son of Gala.
| * Read Diodorus' account @ ~Polyb_36.16'5; ~Cic:Sen_34; ~Diod_32.16'1;* Liv_24.49'1<+v>; ~[Liv]:Per_50'b-c; ValMax_5.2e'4,L 8.13e'1;L Plin:HN_7'61;L Plut:Mor_791'F; Lucian:Macr_17; Eutrop_4.11'1; {OCD_m.} 26
| IT+ >> The Romans found a colony at Valentia.
| @ ~Vell_1.14'8. 27
| ROM >> The birth of the poet Ennius.
| * Read St.Jerome's account @ +Cic:Brut_72,L +:Tusc_1'3;L +Gell_17.21'43;L +Hieron:Chron_1777;* {CAH_7.2'671; OCD_e.} |
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