272 B.C. Olympiad 127.1Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | ROM {17 February -R} The triumph of Claudius Canina, over the Lucanians, Samnites, and Bruttii.
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| 2 | PEL Cleonymus asks Pyrrhus to intervene against Sparta.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Pyrrh_26'14-19;* Paus_1.13'4-5, 3.6'3, 4.29'6; ~Just_25.4'1-5; Oros_4.2'7;L {CAH_7.1'224; CAH_7.2'483.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pyrrhus' expedition to the Peloponnese is the starting point of Phylarchus' history.
@ Suda_Ph'828. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Negotiations between Pyrrhus and Sparta.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Pyrrh_26'19-24,* :Mor_219'F; Paus_1.13'6; Polyaen_6.6'2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | << Cleon, tyrant of Sicyon, is assassinated.
* Read Pausanias' account @ Plut:Arat_2'1; Paus_2.8'1-2;* {There is no evidence for the date of Cleon's death, but it may have been part of the disturbances preceding Pyrrhus' attack on Sparta.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AEG ?? The death of the writer Sopater of Paphos.
@ Athen_2.71'b; {~OCD_s.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ?? Theocritus becomes a pupil of Philetas, probably while staying in Cos.
@ Vit:Theoc_1, 2; {~OCD_p.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ?? Document: Theoc_7, a poem by Theocritus which is set in Cos.
@ Schol:Theoc_7; {Theocritus stayed in Cos before moving on to Alexandria, where he was writing before 270 B.C.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | EGY << Document: Lycoph_, the "Alexandra" of Lycophron.
@ Vit:Lycoph_1; {OCD_l 10
| ++ General comments on the life and writings of the poet Lycophron.
| * Read Suda's account @ Vit:Lycoph_1; Suda_L'827.* 11
| PEL Pyrrhus attacks Sparta, but is repulsed.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Pyrrh_27'1-29'10;* Paus_1.13'6, 7.8'5; Polyaen_8.49'1; ~Just_25.4'6-9; Trog:Prol_25; {CAH_7.1'224.} 12
| King Areus crosses over from Crete, and raises the siege of Sparta.
| @ Plut:Pyrrh_29'11-30'1; {OCD_a.} 13
| ITA A Carthaginian fleet sails up to Tarentum, but leaves without taking any action.
| * Read Zonaras' account @ ~[Liv]:Per_14'b; DioCass_fr.43'1; ~Oros_4.3'1-2,L 5'2;L ~Zonar_8.6'l,* 8'b; {CAH_7.2'537.} 14
| Papirius seizes part of Bruttium, and captures Tarentum.
| * Read Zonaras' account @ Liv_26.39'10; DionHal_20.15'1-2; ~[Liv]:Per_15'a; Frontin:Str_3.3'1; !Hieron:Chron_1742; Oros_4.3'2;L Zonar_8.6'l-m;* {CAH_7.2'381, '484; OCD_p.} 15
| The final subjugation of the Samnites by Carvilius.
| * Read Zonaras' account @ Liv_23.5'8, 42'3, 31.31'10; ~[Liv]:Per_14'b; ~Zonar_8.6'k.* 16
| GLT << Galatian mercenaries hired by Mithridates and Ariobarzanes defeat an Egyptian force, after which they found the city of Ancyra.
| @ ApollAph_14; {During the "First Syrian War".} 17
| PEL The Spartans attack Pyrrhus while he is withdrawing to Argos and kill his son Ptolemaeus.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Pyrrh_30'2-31'1;* Paus_1.13'7; ~Just_25.4'6-10; {CAH_7.1'224.} 18
| ?? Cleonymus founds the city of Heraea, and settles it with the inhabitants of nine surrounding villages.
| @ Strab_8.337'a;(3.2) {Cleonymus is last heard of during Pyrrhus' attack on Sparta.} 19
| AEG ?? Pyrrhus makes a dedication to the temple of Athene at Lindus.
| @ AnagLind_C'40. 20
| EPI ?? Pyrrhus keeps a pet eagle.
| @ Phylarch_61; Plut:Mor_970'C; Aelian:NA_2'40, 7'45. 21
| ?? A dog reveals its master's murderers, by barking at them in the presence of Pyrrhus.
| @ Plin:HN_8'142;L Plut:Mor_969'C-D; Aelian:NA_7'10. 22
| ?? An old woman's honest answer stops Pyrrhus from pretending that he looks like Alexander.
| @ Lucian:Ind_21. 23
| ?? Stratagems employed by Pyrrhus.
| * Read Frontinus' account @ Frontin:Str_2.6'9,* 3.6'3. 24
| ?? Sayings of Pyrrhus.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:Mor_184'C-D;* Lucian:Laps_11. 25
| ++ Pyrrhus is acknowledged as an outstanding general.
| * Read Livy's account @ Liv_35.14'8-9;* Frontin:Str_2.6'10, 4.1'3; Appian:Syr_10'a; Paus_4.35'4; Polyaen_6.6'3; Ampel_28'3;L AmmMarc_24.1'3. 26
| ++ The kingdom of Epirus under Pyrrhus, and Pyrrhus' achievements as king.
| * Read Justin's account @ Liv_38.9'13; Strab_7.325'b;(7.6) Plin:HN_8'176,L 37'5;L Appian:Ill_7'a; Paus_6.14'9; Just_25.5'3-6;* Zonar_9.21'a. 27
| PEL Pyrrhus attacks and enters Argos, but is killed by a tile thrown by a woman.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Liv_29.18'6; Strab_8.376'e;(6.18) ValMax_5.1e'4;L Plin:HN_7'20,L 11'197;L Plut:Cleom_18'1, ~:Pyrrh_31'1-34'11;* Paus_1.13'7-9; Polyaen_8.68'1; Aelian:NA_10'37; ~Just_25.5'1-2; [Vict]:VirIll_35'10-11;L Oros_4.2'7;L Malal_208; ~Zonar_8.6'h-i; {CAH_7.1'224; CAH_7.2'484.} 28
| Antigonus gains control of cities in the Peloponnese.
| * Read Justin's account @ ~Just_26.1'1-3;* Trog:Prol_26. 29
| Aristotimus becomes tyrant of Elis.
| @ ~Just_26.1'4-7; {Aristotimus came to power only five months before he was assassinated.} 30
| ROM Curius Dentatus, as censor, organizes the construction of the Aqua Aniensis.
| * Read Frontinus' account @ +FastCap_p52; +Frontin:Aqu_1'6-7;* [Vict]:VirIll_33'9;L {CAH_7.2'408; OCD_d-2.} 31
| Carvilius and Papirius both celebrate triumphs, over the ? Samnites, Lucanians, Bruttii, and Tarentines.
| * Read Fasti's account @ +FastTr_p98,* p99. |
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