316 B.C. Olympiad 116.1Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | GRE {Jan./Feb.} Document: Menand:Dysc, Menander's comedy "Dyscolos", performed at the festival of Lenaea. {OCD_m; Green_38,75.} |
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| 2 | ILL Pyrrhus is taken as a baby to the court of Glaucias in Illyria.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~Plut:Pyrrh_2'1-3'5;* ~Just_17.3'18-20. |
| 3 | MAC Callas, the general of Cassander, corrupts the army of Polyperchon.
@ +Diod_19.36'5-6; {Green_686.} |
| 4 | PER Antigonus makes an unsuccessful attack on Eumenes' elephants.
@ +Diod_19.39'1-6. |
| 5 | The leaders of the Silver Shields begin to plot against Eumenes.
@ ~Plut:Eum_16'1-5. |
| 6 | AEG A dangerous flood at Rhodes.
@ +Diod_19.45'1-8. |
| 7 | GRE Menander wins his first victory for comedy, with a play called "Orge".
* Read MarmorParium's account @ +MarmPar_B'14;* Plut:Mor_853'F; !Hieron:Chron_1696; {CAH_7.1'494.} |
| 8 | SIC Agathocles stages a coup and massacres his opponents at Syracuse.
* Read Justin's account @ Polyb_9.23'2; +Diod_19.6'4-8'6; Polyaen_5.3'7, '8; Just_22.2'9-12;* {OCD_a; Green_222.} |
| 9 | Agathocles is appointed sole general: the beginning of his reign as tyrant of Syracuse.
* Read MarmorParium's account @ +MarmPar_B'14;* +Diod_19.9'1-7, 21.16'5; !Hieron:Chron_1694; {CAH_7.1'389; OCD_a.} |
| 10 | PER Antigonus defeats Eumenes in Gabiene.
* Read Plutarch's account @ +Diod_19.40'1-43'8; Plut:Eum_16'6-11;* Polyaen_4.6'13; Just_14.3'1-3; Oros_3.23'26;L {CAH_7.1'494; Green_686..} |
| 11 | Eumenes is handed over to Antigonus by his own army.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~FGrH_155.3'2; +Diod_19.43'8-9; Nepos_18.10'1-2; ~Plut:Eum_17'1-18'9;* Polyaen_4.6'13; Just_14.3'4-4'20, 41.4'2; Oros_3.23'27-28.L |
| 12 | MAC Olympias surrenders to Cassander.
* Read Pausanias' account @ +Diod_19.49'1-50'8; Paus_1.25'6;* Polyaen_4.11'3; Just_14.6'5; Oros_3.23'32;L {Green_20.} |
| 13 | PER Antigonus gains possession of a large force of elephants after his victory over Eumenes.
@ Paus_1.12'3. |
| 14 | ?? Stratagems employed by Antigonus against Eumenes.
* Read Polyaenus' account @ Polyaen_4.6'12,* '19. |
| 15 | ++ The character of Eumenes, and his skill as a general.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Nepos_18.1'1-3; Plut:Sert_1'11-12, :Eum_20'1-21'8;* Ampel_33'1. |
| 16 | Antigonus puts Eumenes to death.
* Read Nepos' account @ +Diod_20.44'1-3; Nepos_18.10'3-13'3;* ~Plut:Eum_19'1; Appian:Syr_53'a; Just_14.4'21; Trog:Prol_14; Suda_E'3579; {CAH_7.1'45; OCD_e.} |
| 17 | The funeral of Eumenes.
* Read Nepos' account @ Nepos_18.10'4;* Plut:Eum_19'2. |
| 18 | MAC ?? Olympias warns Monimus against marrying Pantica.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ Plut:Mor_141'C; Athen_13.609'b-c.* |
| 19 | Cassander puts Olympias to death.
* Read Justin's account @ +MarmPar_B'14; FGrH_155.1'6, 2'3; +Diod_17.118'2, 19.51'1-6, 61'1; Paus_1.11'4, 9,7'2; Aelian:NA_12'6; Just_14.6'6-12;* Trog:Prol_14; PsCallisth_3.17'g; [Euseb]:Chron_231'a; Oros_3.23'32;L {CAH_7.1'494; Green_20.} |
| 20 | EGY << Ptolemaeus marries Berenice.
@ Paus_1.6'8; {Green_686.} |
| 21 | GRE << Demetrius of Phalerum conducts a census of the inhabitants of Attica.
@ Athen_6.272'c; {CAH_7.1'265.} |
| 22 | << The Athenian exiles ask for assistance from the Aetolians.
@ DionHal:Din_11. |
| 23 | PEL Astyanax of Miletus wins the pancration contest at the Olympic games and all the other major games.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ +Eratosth:Fr_8; Athen_10.413'a-c.* |
| 24 | PER Antigonus kills Pithon and removes his associates.
* Read Polyaenus' account @ +Diod_19.46'1-47'4, 56'1; Polyaen_4.6'14.* |
| 25 | Antigonus reorganizes the eastern satrapies.
* Read Appian's account @ +Diod_19.48'1-8, 56'1; Appian:Syr_53'b;* {Green_686<315>.} |
| 26 | MAC Cassander marries Thessalonice, the daughter of Philippus.
* Read Justin's account @ ~FGrH_155.2'4; +Diod_19.52'1, 61'2; Just_14.6'13;* [Euseb]:Chron_231'b; {~CAH_7.1'45; Green_686<315>.} |
| 27 | Cassander imprisons Roxane and her son Alexander at Amphipolis.
* Read Justin's account @ +Diod_19.52'5; Just_14.6'13;* Oros_3.23'32.L |
| 28 | Cassander arranges for the burial of Philippus and Eurydice.
* Read Athenaeus' account @ +Diod_19.52'5; Athen_4.155'a.* |
| 29 | Cassander founds the city of Cassandreia on the site of Potideia: Lysippus designs a special kind of vessel to hold wine from the city.
* Read MarmorParium's account @ +MarmPar_B'14;* FGrH_155.2'4; +Diod_19.52'2-3, 61'2; Liv_44.11'2; Strab_7.fr'25;(7.12) Plin:HN_2'150;L Paus_5.23'3; Athen_11.784'c; {CAH_7.1'494; Green_686<315>.} |
| 30 | PEL Polyperchon escapes to Aetolia.
@ +Diod_19.52'6. |
| 31 | ITA The dictator L.Aemilius defeats the Samnites near Saticula.
* Read Livy's account @ +Liv_9.21'1-6;* +FastCap_p46; {CAH_7.2'372.} |
| 32 | EXT Antigonus disposes of some of the Silver Shields by assigning them to Sibyrtius, satrap of Arachosia.
* Read Plutarch's account @ +Diod_19.48'3; Plut:Eum_19'3;* Polyaen_4.6'15. |
| 33 | GRE Cassander refounds Thebes, but Crates refuses to take part in the resettlement.
* Read Pausanias' account @ PsCallisth_1.47'a-d; +MarmPar_B'14; Polyb_38.3'1; +Diod_19.53'1-3, 54'1-3, 61'2; Prop_2.6'5-6; Strab_9.403'a;(2.5) Plut:Demetr_40'6, :Mor_814'B; Paus_7.6'9, 9.3'6, 7'1-4;* Aelian:VH_3'6; {CAH_7.1'292; Green_686<315>.} |
| 34 | PEL Cassander invades the Peloponnese, and wins over Argos and most of Messenia.
@ +Diod_19.54'3-4; {Green_686<315>.} |
| 35 | ITA == Nuceria abandons its alliance with Rome and joins the Samnites.
@ +Diod_19.65'7. |
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