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| 1 | ROM {1 January -R} Caesar attempts to remove Catulus' power to control building work on the Capitol.
* Read Dio's account @ #Suet:Caes_15'1; +DioCass_37.44'1-2,* 43.14'6; { CAH_9'358.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | {3 January -R} Metellus Nepos renews his criticism of Cicero, but the senate protects Cicero from prosecution.
* Read Dio's account @ #Cic:Fam_5.2'8; Ascon_64;L +DioCass_37.42'1-5;* { CAH_9'358-359; OCD_M.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | << Cato persuades the senate to provide a corn dole, in order to win back the support of the people.
@ ~Plut:CatMin_26'1, :Caes_8'5-7, :Mor_818'D; { CAH_9'359; OCD_c.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | {January/February -R} Document: Cic:Fam_5.1-2, letters between Cicero and Metellus Celer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ETR {? February -R} Catilina is defeated and killed by an army under the command of C.Antonius.
* Read Sallust's account @ Cic:Sest_12; Sall:Cat_57'1-61'9;* [Liv]:Per_103; ValMax_2.8'7; Plut:Cic_22'5; Flor_2.12'12; Appian:BCiv_2'7; +DioCass_37.39'1-40'2; +Obseq_61a; !Cassiod:Chr_693; Schol:Bob_94,L 127;L { CAH_9'360; OCD_c.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | PON << Pompeius' settlement of Rome's eastern provinces and the neighbouring kingdoms.
* Read Appian's account @ Strab_6'288,(4.2) 11'499,(2.18) '512,(8.4) 12'541,(3.1-2) '547,(3.13) '556,(3.30) '558,(3.34) '560,(3.37) '561;(3.38) Plin:HN_6'120; Plut:Pomp_39'4-6; Appian:Syr_50, :Mith_68,(↓) 106, ~114-115'* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ASI << The beginning of the era of Philadelphia.
@ +ChronPasc_453'C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | CAP << Ariobarzanes abdicates as king of Cappadocia, in favour of his son.
* Read Appian's account @ ValMax_5.7e'2; Appian:Mith_105;* (↓) { OCD_a.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8b | EXT << After the death of Artoces, Bartom (? Pharnavaz) becomes king of the Iberians.
@ ChronGeorg_4;(↓) { Traditional date, according to C.Toumanoff.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ROM Metellus Nepos unsuccessfully proposes to summon Pompeius back to Rome, in order to restore order after Catilina's conspiracy.
* Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:CatMin_26'2-28'6,* :Cic_23'2-3; +DioCass_37.43'2-4; Schol:Bob_134;L { CAH_9'359; OCD_m.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Caesar is suspended from his office as praetor, but then reinstated.
@ Suet:Caes_16'1-2; { CAH_9'360; OCD_c.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Cato dissuades the senate from retaliating against Metellus Nepos.
@ ~Plut:CatMin_29'2-4; { CAH_9'359.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | {April -R} Document: Cic:Fam_5.7, a letter from Cicero to Pompeius. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12a | Cicero sends another, very long, letter to Pompeius, boasting of his achievements as consul.
@ Cic:Sull_67, :Planc_85; Schol:Bob_167. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | ASI Pompeius hands out rewards to his army.
@ +Appian:Mith_116' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ROM The surviving supporters of Catilina are punished; Caesar strongly rejects accusations that he supported the conspiracy.
* Read Suetonius' account @ Suet:Caes_17'1-2;* +DioCass_37.41'1-4; { CAH_9'360.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Q.Considius spares his debtors, to avoid further unrest.
@ ValMax_4.8'3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | {May -R} Q.Metellus celebrates a triumph over the Cretans, and is given the title "Creticus".
* Read Fasti's account @ #FastTr_p108;* Flor_1.42'6, 2.13'9; Appian:Sic_6'7;(10) DioCass_36.17a'1, 19'3; Festus:Brev_7'1; Eutrop_6.11'2, +16'1; { OCD_m.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | {8 Pachon -E = May} Document: OGIS_186, recording an act of obeisance to Isis by Callimachus, governor of the Thebaid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ROM ++ The actor Q.Roscius achieves great fame during his long career.
@ Cic:Leg_1'11;L ValMax_8.7'7, 10'2; Plin:HN_7'128; Macrob:Sat_3.14'11-12;L Schol:Bob_178;L { OCD_r 19
| Document: Cic:Sull_, Cicero's speech in defence of P.Sulla.
| @ Gell_1.5'2-3, 12.12'1-4; Schol:Bob_77-84;L { CAH_9'363; OCD_s.} 20
| Metellus Nepos leaves Rome and goes to join Pompeius.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:CatMin_29'1;* +DioCass_37.43'4; { CAH_9'359-360; OCD_m.} 21
| AEG ?? Document: Syll_749 & Sherk_75, inscriptions in honour of Pompeius.
| 21a
| ?? Document: Syll_755.B-C, inscriptions in honour of Theophanes at Mytilene.
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| Pompeius visits Mytilene, where he honours Theophanes, and Rhodes, where he meets Poseidonius.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Cic:Arch_24, :Balb_57, :Tusc_2'61; ValMax_8.14'3; Vell_2.18'3; Plin:HN_7'112; Plut:Pomp_42'7-10;* { CAH_9'360.} 23
| GRE Pompeius returns via Athens.
| * Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Flac_20;* Plut:Pomp_42'11. 24
| Pompeius divorces Mucia.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Cic:Att_1.12'3; Ascon_20; Plut:Pomp_42'12-13;* DioCass_37.49'3; { CAH_9'361.} 25
| ARA Scaurus invades Arabia and attacks Petra.
| * Read Josephus' account @ Joseph:BJ_1'159, :AJ_14'80-81;* { ~CAH_9'262; DPRR.} 26
| ROM Pompeius requests a delay in the elections for new consuls, but this is opposed by Cato.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Plut:CatMin_30'1-2,* :Pomp_44'1; +DioCass_37.44'3. 27
| C.Octavius is elected praetor, with more votes than any other candidate.
| @ Vell_2.59'2; { OCD_o.} 28
| Demetrius the freedman of Pompeius buys property and gardens at Rome.
| @ Plut:Pomp_40'6-8. 29
| {November/December -R} Document: Cic:Fam_5.5-6 and 7.23, letters from Cicero to C.Antonius, P.Sestius and M.Fadius Gallus.
| 30
| {December -R} P.Clodius is discovered, disguised as a woman, in the house of Caesar during the rites of the goddess Bona Dea; Caesar divorces his wife.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Cic:Att_1.12'3, :HarResp_4, 8, 44; [Liv]:Per_103; Ascon_49,L 52-53;L (↓) Juvenal_6'336-345; Plut:Cic_28'1-29'1, :Caes_9'1-10'5;* Suet:Caes_6'2; Appian:Sic_7,(11) :BCiv_2'14; +DioCass_37.45'1-2; Schol:Bob_85, 89; { CAH_9'361; OCD_caes.} 31
| ITA Pompeius arrives at Brundisium, and dismisses his army.
| * Read Plutarch's account @ Vell_2.40'2-3; Plut:Pomp_43'1-3;* Appian:Mith_116; DioCass_37.20'3-21'1, 41.13'1-2, 52.13'2, 56.39'2; { CAH_9'361; OCD_p.} 32
| ROM == Document: Cic:Arch_, Cicero's speech in defence of the poet Archias.
| @ +Schol:Bob_175-179; { OCD_a.} 33
| == The construction of the Pons Fabricia, a bridge across the river Tiber.
| @ +DioCass_37.45'3. 33a
| << Cato divorces Atilia, and marries Marcia.
| @ Plut:CatMin_24'6-25'1. 34
| == The consuls pass the Lex Licinia Junia, a law to regulate the publication of laws.
| @ Cic:Att_2.9'1, :Sest_135, :Phil_5'8; +Schol:Bob_140.L 34a
| == The tribunes Cato and Marius pass a law to define the procedure for granting triumphs.
| @ ValMax_2.8'1. 35
| == General remarks on Caesar's year as praetor.
| * Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Balb_63;* Caes:BCiv_3.16'3; Appian:BCiv_2'1; DioCass_41.34'2; { DPRR.} 36
| == The Romans decide to maintain a fleet around Italy.
| @ +Cic:Flac_30. 37
| NAR Metellus Celer meets some Indian traders in Gaul.
| @ Mela_3'45; Plin:HN_2'170; { DPRR.} 38
| BAE P.Vatinius serves under C.Cosconius in Spain.
| @ Cic:Vat_12-13; { DPRR.} |
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