| 1
| ROM Sergius is pardoned by Plancus, although he had been named in the proscriptions.
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~Appian:BCiv_4'45.
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| 2
| ASI {? January} Brutus and Cassius meet at Smyrna, to plan their next actions.
* Read Plutarch's account
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[Liv]:Per_122;
Plut:Brut_2'6-7,
28'3-30'2;*
Appian:BCiv_4'65;
+DioCass_47.32'1-4;
Oros_6.18'13;
{ CAH_10'6.}
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| 3
| PER Brutus and Cassius send Labienus to gain the support of the Parthians.
* Read Dio's account
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Vell_2.78'1;
Flor_2.19'4;
Just_42.4'7;
DioCass_48.24'4-6;*
{ OCD_l<43/2>.}
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| 3a
| EGY {16 Mecheir -E = 15 February} Document: AET_5.4, the epitaph of Taimhotep, the wife of Psherenptah.
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| 4
| AEG Cassius punishes the inhabitants of Rhodes.
* Read Appian's account
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Vell_2.69'6;
ValMax_1.5'8;
Joseph:BJ_1'280,
:AJ_14'378;
Plut:Brut_30'3,
32'4;
Appian:BCiv_4'65-74;*
+DioCass_47.33'1-4;
+Obseq_70;
Hieron:Chron_1976;
Oros_6.18'13-14.
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| 5
| LYC Brutus subdues the Lycians.
* Read Appian's account
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Vell_2.69'6;
Plut:Brut_2'8,
30'4-32'4;
Appian:BCiv_4'76-82;*
+DioCass_47.34'1-6;
+Obseq_70.
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| 6
| ASI {24 March} The Ephesians pass a decree, allowing the Jews to observe the Sabbath.
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Joseph:AJ_14'262-264;
{ M.Brutus is possibly named in the decree.}
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| 7
| ROM The triumvirs collect more money, by introducing new taxes.
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+DioCass_47.16'1-17'6.
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| 8
| ASI Brutus (or Cassius) condemns Theodotus to death, for his part in the murder of Pompeius.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Plut:Brut_33'1-6,*
:Pomp_80'9;
Appian:BCiv_2'90.
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| 9
| Brutus judges a legal dispute between Persius and Rupilius Rex.
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Hor:Sat_1.7'1-35.
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| 10
| Brutus and Cassius meet again at Sardis, and renew their friendship after some arguments.
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Plut:Brut_34'1-35'6;
+DioCass_47.35'1;
{ CAH_10'7.}
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| 11
| The ghost of Julius Caesar appears to Brutus in his tent.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Plut:Brut_36'1-37'7,*
48'1,
:Caes_69'6-13;
Flor_2.17'8;
Appian:BCiv_4'134.(↓)
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| 12
| EGY Cleopatra sends a fleet to assist the triumvirs, but it is wrecked in a storm.
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Appian:BCiv_4'82,
5'8.
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| 13
| MAC Saxa and Norbanus occupy Macedonia with the advance forces of the triumvirs.
* Read Appian's account
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Appian:BCiv_4'87;*
+DioCass_47.35'2,
36'3.
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| 14
| THR Brutus and Cassius review their army by the Gulf of Melas.
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Appian:BCiv_4'88-101.
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| 15
| ITA Sextus Pompeius defeats the fleet of Octavianus near the promontory of Scyllaeum.
* Read Appian's account
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[Liv]:Per_123;
Appian:BCiv_4'85;*
+DioCass_47.36'4,
48.18'1-5;
{ CAH_10'6.}
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| 15a
| GRE << Document: THI_184.B, a decree of priestesses in Mantineia, in honour of a female benefactor.
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| 16
| ROM {12 July} The triumvirs promote the cult of Julius Caesar, including elaborate celebrations of his birthday.
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CIL_1.797,
CIL_1.799;
+DioCass_47.18'1-19'4;
{ CAH_10'5.}
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| 17
| {31 July} The triumph of Vatinius, over the Illyrians.
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#FastTr_p109.
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| 17a
| << A slave-dealer deceives Antonius over a pair of supposed twins.
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Plin:HN_7'56.
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| 18
| AFR T.Sextius seizes the province of Africa, after defeating and killing Q.Cornificius.
* Read Appian's account
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[Liv]:Per_123;
Appian:BCiv_3'53-56;*
DioCass_48.21'1-22'1;
{ OCD_s; MRR_2'238.}
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| 19
| PAL Herodes defeats Antigonus, the son of Aristobulus.
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Joseph:BJ_1'236-241,
:AJ_14'294-300;
{ CHJ_3'104.}
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| 20
| ITA Antonius and Octavianus sail with their army from Brundisium to Macedonia.
* Read Appian's account
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[Liv]:Per_123;
Flor_2.17'5;
Appian:BCiv_4'86;*
Polyaen_8.24'7;
+DioCass_47.20'1,
36'4-37'1,
48.18'5;
Eutrop_7.3'1.
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| 21
| MAC Brutus and Cassius advance to Philippi.
* Read Appian's account
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Frontin:Str_4.2'1;
Plut:Brut_38'1-2;
Appian:BCiv_4'102-106;*
+DioCass_47.35'4-36'2;
{ CAH_10'7.}
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| 22
| SIC Sextus Pompeius seizes control of the whole of Sicily.
* Read Dio's account
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[Liv]:Per_123;
Strab_5'243;(4.4)
Vell_2.73'3;
Appian:BCiv_4'84-85;
DioCass_48.17'4-6,*
19'1-2.
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| 23
| MAC Antonius and Octavianus arrive at Philippi.
* Read Appian's account
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Plut:Brut_38'3-7;
Appian:BCiv_4'107-109;*
DioCass_47.37'2-38'4.
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| 24
| Dellius deserts Cassius and joins Antonius.
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Vell_2.84'2;
Seneca:Suas_1'7.
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| 25
| Portents before the battle of Philippi.
* Read Dio's account
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ValMax_1.4'7;
Plin:HN_2'99;
Plut:Brut_39'1-6,
48'2-5;
Flor_2.17'6-9;
Suet:Aug_96'1;
Appian:BCiv_4'134;
+DioCass_47.40'1-41'4;*
Obseq_70;
Hieron:Chron_1973.
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| 26
| Octavianus vows to institute a festival and a temple of Mars Ultor when the war is completed.
* Read Suetonius' account
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Ovid:Fast_5'569-578;
Suet:Aug_29'3;*
DioCass_48.32'4.
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| 27
| {3 October} The first battle of Philippi; the death of Cassius.
* Read Plutarch's account
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[Liv]:Per_124;
Vell_2.70'1-3;
ValMax_1.7'1-2,
8'8,
6.4'5,
8'4,
9.9'2;
Plin:HN_7'148;
Plut:Brut_39'7-46'1,*
:Caes_69'3,
:Ant_22'1-4;
Suet:Aug_13'1,
91'1;
Flor_2.17'10-13;
Appian:BCiv_4'109-114;(↓)
Gell_3.9'5;
+DioCass_47.38'4-39'5,
42'1-46'5;
[Vict]:VirIll_83'6-7;
Eutrop_7.3'2;
Oros_6.18'14-16;
{ CAH_10'8.}
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| 28
| ITA {3 October} Murcus destroys a fleet carrying further reinforcements to Antonius and Octavianus.
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Plut:Brut_47'3-9;
Appian:BCiv_4'115-116.
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| 29
| MAC Antonius and Octavianus attempt to force Brutus to fight another battle.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Plut:Brut_46'1-47'2;*
Appian:BCiv_4'117-124;
+DioCass_47.47'1-48'1.
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| 30
| Brutus writes a letter commenting on the golden ornaments of the officers at Philippi.
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Plin:HN_33'39.
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| 31
| ++ C.Velleius and L.Sestius are associates of Brutus.
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Vell_2.76'1;
DioCass_53.32'4.
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| 32
| ++ Marcus Cato junior is notoriously fond of women.
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Plut:CatMin_73'2-4.
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| 33
| {23 October} The second battle of Philippi; the death of Brutus.
* Read Appian's account
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#EhrJon:Fast_Oct23;
Verg:Georg_1'489-497;
[Liv]:Per_124;
Vell_2.70'4-5,
71'1-2;
ValMax_4.7'4,
5.1'11;
Plut:CatMin_73'5,
:Brut_24'7,
28'1,
49'1-53'4,
:Caes_69'14,
:Ant_22'5-8,
69'2,
89'2;
Suet:Aug_13'1-2;
Flor_2.7'11,
'14-15;
Appian:BCiv_4'125-131,*
'135-136,
'137-138;
+DioCass_47.48'2-49'4;
[Vict]:VirIll_82'6;
{ CAH_10'8.}
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| 34
| ++ General comments on the character of Brutus and Cassius.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Vell_2.72'1-2;
Plin:HN_34'82;
Plut:Dion_1'1-2'6,
:Brut_1'3,
32'4,
54'1-58'1,*
:Pomp_16'8;
Tac:Ann_4'34-35;
Appian:BCiv_4'132-134.
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| 35
| Labeo, Livius Drusus, Quintilius Varus and others commit suicide after their defeat at Philippi.
* Read Livy's account
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[Liv]:Per_124<+v>;*
Vell_2.71'2;
Appian:BCiv_4'135;(↓)
DioCass_48.44'1.
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| 36
| M.Cicero, Domitius, M.Lollius, Paullus, Petronius and other followers of Brutus escape from Philippi.
* Read Dio's account
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Appian:BCiv_4'37,
'49,
'51,
'136,
5'4;
DioCass_48.7'5.*
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| 37
| ROM {16 November} The birth of the future emperor Tiberius.
* Read Suetonius' account
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#EhrJon:Fast_Nov15;
Plin:HN_10'154;L
Tac:Ann_1'4;
#Suet:Tib_5'1,*
14'2;
{ OCD_t.}
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| 38
| MAC Antonius assumes control of the eastern provinces, and Octavianus agrees to return to Italy.
* Read Dio's account
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[Liv]:Per_125;
Joseph:BJ_1'242,
:AJ_14'301;
Suet:Aug_13'3;
Appian:BCiv_5'3,
'22;(↓)
+DioCass_48.1'2-2'4,*
22'2,
30'2;
Eutrop_7.3'3;
ChronPasc_468'A;
{ CAH_10'9.}
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| 39
| The poet Horatius receives a pardon, despite having served as an officer in the army of Brutus.
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Hor:Od_2.7'1-16,
3.14'27-28,
:Epist_2.2'49-51;
[Suet]:Hor_a.
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| 40
| AEG Messalla and others, who have taken refuge on the island of Thasos, surrender to Antonius.
* Read Appian's account
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Nepos:Att_11'2-4;
Vell_2.71'1;
Appian:BCiv_4'38,
'46,(↓)
'136,*
5'113.
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| 41
| MAC Antonius enlarges the city of Philippi and sets up altars in celebration of his victory.
* Read Strabo's account
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Strab_7.fr'41;*
Luke:Acts_16'12;
Suet:Tib_14'3;
DioCass_54.9'6.
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| 42
| Octavianus' return to Italy is delayed by a serious illness.
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Plut:Ant_23'1;
DioCass_48.3'1-6.
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| 43
| ROM Porcia, the widow of Brutus, commits suicide.
* Read Plutarch's account
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Cic:AdBrut_17'1,(1.9)
25'7;(1.17)
ValMax_4.6'5;
Mart_1.42'1-6;
Plut:CatMin_73'6,
:Brut_53'5-7;*
Appian:BCiv_4'136;
Polyaen_8.32'1;
+DioCass_47.49'3;
{ Some modern historians suggest, on the evidence of Cicero's letters, that Porcia actually died in 43 B.C.}
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| 43a
| == The Lex Munatia Aemilia gives the triumvirs the right to grant citizenship and exemption from taxes.
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SEG_54.1625'10.
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| 44
| == C.Antonius and P.Sulpicius are appointed to be censors, but they do not complete the lustrum.
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+EhrJon:Fast_42BC;
{ OCD_a; MRR_2'236.}
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| 45
| ?? The parents of Vergilius, and two of his brothers, die after he reaches adulthood.
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[Suet]:Verg_25;
{ This was apparently before the family estates were confiscated.}
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| 46
| == Vergilius starts to write his first major book of poetry, the Eclogues.
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[Suet]:Verg_25;
{ Tenney Frank, Vergil, p.137.}
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