back 260 B.C. Olympiad 130.1

Consuls: Cn. Cornelius L.f. Scipio Asina, C. Duilius M.f.
Olympic victor in the stadion race: Philinus of Cos (II)

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1 PHO {? Dystrus -M = April} Document: Bagnall_53, regulations of Ptolemaeus II concerning Syria and Phoenicia.
2 SIC Scipio Asina is trapped and captured by the Carthaginian commander Hannibal.
* Read Polybius' account
@ +Polyb_1.21'3-8,*  8.35'9; ~[Liv]:Per_17'a; ValMax_6.6'2,L  9'11;L  Flor_1.18'11;L  Polyaen_6.16'5; DioCass_fr.43'21; +Eutrop_2.20'2; +Oros_4.7'7-9;L  +Zonar_8.10'h-i, 12'h; {CAH_7.2'550.}
3 GRE << Document: Philoch_, the fragments of Philochorus' "Atthis" which covered events down to 261/0 B.C. {OCD_p.}
4 PEL ++ Philinus of Cos wins a total of five Olympic victories for running.
@ Paus_6.17'2; {Philinus won the stadion race in both the 129th and the 130th Olympiads.}
5 ?? Cratinus of Aegeira wins the Olympic prize for boys' wrestling.
@ Paus_6.3'6; {A statue of Cratinus was made by Cantharus of Sicyon; Cantharus was a pupil of Eutychides, who is placed by Plinius in the 121st Olympiad.}
6 SIC Hannibal narrowly escapes from the main Roman fleet.
@ +Polyb_1.21'9-11.
7 Hamilcar defeats Caecilius near Segesta.
@ +Zonar_8.11'a; {CAH_7.2'551.}
8 SIC Duilius defeats the Carthaginians in a naval battle off the Liparae Islands.
* Read Polybius' account
@ CIL_25<t=L  ROL_p128>; +Polyb_1.22'1-23'10;*  Diod_23.10'1; ~[Liv]:Per_17'a; Frontin:Str_2.3'24, 3.2'2; Flor_1.18'8-9;L  Ampel_36'1;L  DioCass_fr.43'16-17; [Vict]:VirIll_38'1;L  +Eutrop_2.20'1-2; +Oros_4.7'10;L  +Zonar_8.11'a-c; {CAH_7.2'551-552.}
9 The Romans raise the siege of Segesta.
* Read Polybius' account
@ CIL_25<t=L  ROL_p128>; +Polyb_1.24'1-2;*  +Zonar_8.11'd-e; {CAH_7.2'551.}
10 GRE << Antigonus appoints Demetrius the grandson of Demetrius of Phalerum to be a magistrate at Athens.
@ Athen_4.167'e-f<q" Hegesander>; {Antigonus probably appointed new magistrates after capturing Athens..}

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