274 B.C. Olympiad 126.3Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | ROM {February -R} The triumph of Curius, over Pyrrhus and the Samnites.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Mur_31,* :Sen_55;L Liv_45.38'11; #FastTr_p98; Sen:Dial_10.13'3; Plin:HN_8'16;L Plut:Mor_307'B; Flor_1.13'25-28;L +Eutrop_2.14'5. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | {1 March -R} The triumph of Lentulus, over the Samnites and Lucanians.
@ #FastTr_p98. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MES << Famine in Babylonia.
@ +Austin_141'19-21. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | GRE ?? Arcesilaus becomes a pupil and close associate of Crantor.
@ DiogLaert_4'28-30.(A.3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ?? The death of Crantor of Soli.
* Read Diogenes' account @ DiogLaert_4'25,* (Cr.5) ~'27;(Cr.7) {OCD_c.} | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ?? A saying of Demochares of Athens, addressed to his critics.
@ Aelian:VH_3'7. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ?? Demochares urges Zenon to take advantage of his friendship with Antigonus.
@ DiogLaert_7'14. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ++ The character of Demochares of Athens.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_12.13'1-14'6<q"* Timae_35>; Plut:Mor_847'C; Suda_A'4083, D'472, W'263; {OCD_d.} | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ?? The death of Alexis, the leading poet of the "Middle Comedy".
@ Plut:Mor_785'B; {OCD_a.} | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | << The birth of the poet Euphorion of Chalcis.
@ +Suda_E'3801; {OCD_e.} | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | AEG << Document: Theoc_16, a poem by Theocritus, addressed to Hieron.
@ Schol:Theoc_16; {Green_240.} | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ASI ?? Incidents from the raids by bands of Gauls in Asia Minor.
* Read Strabo's account @ OGI_748'19-21<t= Austin_194>; AnthPal_7'492; Strab_12.573'e;* (8.7) Paus_10.30'9, 32'4. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | ?? Demonice offers to betray Ephesus to the Gauls.
@ Plut:Mor_309'B-C; {Like the other stories in the "Parallela Minora", this is probably a later invention.} | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | << Antiochus defeats the Gauls in the "elephant battle".
* Read Appian's account @ Burstein_18; Appian:Syr_65'a;* Lucian:Laps_9, :Zeux_8-12; Trog:Prol_25; Suda_S'443; {CAH_7.1'416 15
| ASI << Document: OGI_748, recording gifts from Philetaerus to Cyzicus.
| @ Austin_194. 16
| SIC << Hieron is defeated by the Mamertines.
| * Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_1.8'1-9'5;* ~Diod_22.13'1; {CAH_7.2'667.} 17
| MAC Pyrrhus invades Macedonia.
| @ ~Plut:Pyrrh_26'3-5; {CAH_7.1'221; Green_143.} 18
| Pyrrhus defeats Antigonus and wins over the Macedonian army.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ AnthPal_6'130; ~Diod_22.11'1; ~Plut:Pyrrh_26'5-10;* Paus_1.13'2-3; Ampel_28'3; ~Just_25.3'5-6; Trog:Prol_25; {CAH_7.1'499; CAH_7.2'483.} 19
| SIC Hieron captures Mylae and Ameselum.
| @ ~Diod_22.13'1. 20
| ROM ?? Samnite envoys unsuccessfully attempt to bribe Curius.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Cic:Rep_3'40,L :Sen_56;L ValMax_4.3'5;L Plut:CatMai_2'2,* :Mor_194'F; Flor_1.13'22;L Ampel_18'8; Athen_10.419'a; [Vict]:VirIll_33'7.L 21
| MAC Pyrrhus captures and sacks Aegae.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ ~Diod_22.11'2, 12'1; ~Plut:Pyrrh_26'11-13;* Polyaen_2.29'2. 22
| ITA A group of Tarentines unsuccessfully attacks Milon, the general of Pyrrhus.
| @ ~Zonar_8.6'j. 23
| ROM Curius celebrates an "ovatio" after defeating the Lucanians.
| @ [Vict]:VirIll_33'4;L {OCD_c.} |
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