261 B.C. Olympiad 129.4Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | SIC << Syracusan and Gallic mercenaries plot to betray Agrigentum.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_1.43'2,* '8, 2.7'7. |
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| 2 | {Jan./Feb. ?} The Romans defeat the Carthaginians, and capture Agrigentum.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_1.19'6-15,* 23'4, 27'5; ~Diod_23.7'1-9'1; (?) Frontin:Str_2.1'4; ~Oros_4.7'6;L +Zonar_8.10'c-e; {CAH_7.2'547; Green_695.} |
| 3 | ROM News of the capture of Agrigentum arrives at Rome.
@ +Polyb_1.20'1-2. |
| 4 | ASI << Document: Bagnall_21, a letter from Ptolemaeus II to the city of Miletus, and a decree of Miletus in response to it.
@ Austin_270. |
| 5 | AEG Antigonus defeats the Egyptian navy at the battle of Cos.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ (?) Aristeas_181; Joseph:AJ_12'93; Plut:Mor_183'C, 545'B, 676'D;(5.3) Athen_5.209'e;* DiogLaert_4'39;(A.14) {CAH_7.1'239; Green_147.} |
| 6 | ++ Patroclus and the Egyptian fleet do little to help Athens against Antigonus.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ Paus_1.1'1, 7'3; Athen_8.334'a-b.* |
| 7 | GRE ?? Document: Austin_52, an Athenian decree in honour of Epichares. {CAH_7.1'238.} |
| 8 | GRE ?? A saying attributed to demagogues during the war against Antigonus, that only Athenians know the true road to heaven.
@ Athen_6.250'f. |
| 9 | Athens surrenders to Antigonus.
* Read Apollodorus' account @ Apollod:Fr_44<t=* Bagnall_58>; Paus_3.6'6; Polyaen_4.6'20; {CAH_7.1'238; OCD_ant<263/2>.} |
| 10 | MAC Alexander of Epirus invades Macedonia, but is defeated by Demetrius, the son of Antigonus.
* Read Justin's account @ Aelian:NA_10'34; ~Just_26.2'9-11;* [Euseb]:Chron_243'a; {CAH_7.1'501; Green_695.} |
| 11 | AFR The Carthaginians send Hamilcar to replace Hanno in Sicily.
* Read Zonaras' account @ ~Diod_23.9'2; ~Zonar_8.10'e-f.* |
| 12 | SIC The Romans besiege Myttistratum.
@ ~Diod_23.9'3. |
| 13 | SYR ?? The foundation of Apameia (formerly called Celaenae).
* Read Livy's account @ Liv_38.13'5;* Strab_12.578'a.(8.15) |
| 14 | EXT ?? The foundation of Antiocheia Margiana.
* Read Strabo's account @ Strab_11.516'b;* (10.2) Plin:HN_6'47.L |
| 15 | PER ?? The foundation of Antiocheia-in-Persis, with settlers from Magnesia.
@ OGI_233'14-21<t= Austin_190>. |
| 16 | SYR ?? Other cities founded by Antiochus I, including Achais-Heracleia, Apameia in Sittacene, Artacabene, Laodiceia-in-Media and Stratoniceia.
* Read Strabo's account @ Strab_11.524'e,* (13.6) 12.577'a,(8.14) 14.660'c,(2.25) 16.750'b;(2.4) Plin:HN_6'48,L '93,L '115,L '132.L |
| 17 | GRE ?? Antiochus returns to Athens some statues which had been removed by Xerxes.
@ Paus_1.8'5. |
| 18 | AEG ?? Document: OGI_222, a decree of the League of Ionians commemorating the birthday of Antiochus I.
@ Bagnall_20. |
| 19 | SYR ?? Antiochus chooses the sons of Sostratus the flute-player to be his bodyguards.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ Athen_1.19'd,* 6.244'f. |
| 20 | ++ General comments on the prosperous lifestyle of Antiochus.
@ Plut:Mor_341'A. |
| 21 | {16 month2 -B = 2 June} The death of Antiochus I, and accession of Antiochus II.
@ +BabylChron_BM.35603'O9-11, IM.65066; Aelian:NA_6'44; Trog:Prol_26; +[Euseb]:Chron_249'c-d, 263'a; +Hieron:Chron_1756; Sulpit_2.19'a; Malal_204-205; ExcBarb_46A; GeorgMon_p434'b; {CAH_7.1'418; OCD_a.} |
| 22 | EGY {12 Artemisios -M} Document: PSI_324, a letter from Apollonius to Apollodotus, about imports of grain from Syria.
@ Bagnall_55. |
| 23 | EPI Alexander is driven out of Epirus, and goes into exile in Acarnania.
* Read Justin's account @ ~Just_26.2'12-3'1;* [Euseb]:Chron_243'a; {CAH_7.1'501; OCD_a<263>.} |
| 24 | GRE ?? Antigonus visits Zenon and persuades him to go to a party.
@ Athen_13.603'e<q" AntigonusC>. |
| 25 | ?? Dionysius "Metathemenos" leaves Zenon and joins the Cyrenaean sect of philosophers.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ Cic:Tusc_2'60;L Lucian:BisAc_20-23; Athen_7.281'd-e;* DiogLaert_7'166,(D.1) '167;(D.3) Vit:Arat_2'p11; {Cicero records in this context a conversation between Dionysius and Cleanthes, which apparently took place at a later date.} |
| 26 | ?? Sayings of Zenon, addressed to Amoebeus, Antigonus, Ariston, Cleanthes, Dionysius and others.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Mur_61,* :Orat_113, :Acad_2'145; Quint_2.20'7; Plut:Mor_443'A, 504'A; Athen_2.55'f, 5.186'd, 8.345'd; Aelian:VH_9'26; DiogLaert_7'14, '17-26. |
| 27 | ++ The character of Zenon and his followers, including Cleanthes, Dionysius, Persaeus and Poseidonius.
* Read Apollodorus' account @ Apollod:Fr_45;* Cic:Fin_4'14-15,L '56,L :Tusc_5'34,L :ND_1'37-38;L Strab_1.15'c;(2.2) ValMax_8.7e'11;L Sen:Ben_4.39'1-2, :Ep_6'6; Plut:Cleom_2'3, :Mor_1034'A; Athen_13.563'e; Aelian:NA_4'45, :VH_7'14, 9'33; DiogLaert_7'1, '5-16, '27-28, '32-34, '36-38, '166-167,(D.3) '168-170,(Cl.2-4) '174;(4) Suda_D'202, K'1711, P'2108, S'1150, Z'79. |
| 28 | The death of Zenon, the founder of the stoic school of philosophy.
* Read Strabo's account @ Strab_13.610'c;* (1.57) Plut:Mor_183'D; Lucian:Macr_19; ClemAl:Strom_1.14'd; ~DiogLaert_7'10-12, '15, '28-31, '174,(Cl.5) '176;(Cl.7) !Hieron:Chron_1753; Suda_Z'79; {CAH_7.1'501; OCD_z<263>; when Arrhenides was archon.} |
| 29 | GRE {Mesore -E = Sept./Oct.} Document: PHib_85, a receipt for seed-corn which was issued to Pasis.
@ Bagnall_88. |
| 30 | ROM The Romans build a navy.
* Read Polybius' account @ +Polyb_1.20'3-21'2;* Plin:HN_16'192;L !Zonar_8.15'l; {CAH_7.2'548; Green_695.} |
| 31 | SIC Hamilcar causes the destruction of a band of disaffected Gallic mercenaries.
* Read Frontinus' account @ ~Diod_23.8'3; Frontin:Str_3.16'3;* ~Zonar_8.10'g. |
| 32 | The Romans abandon the siege of Myttistratum.
@ ~Diod_23.9'3-4. |
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