244 B.C. Olympiad 134.1

Consuls: A. Manlius T.f. Torquatus Atticus, C. Sempronius Ti.f. Blaesus (II)
Athenian archon: (?) Lysiades
Olympic victor in the stadion race: Alcides of Laconia

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1	PON << Laodice, daughter of Antiochus II, is given in marriage to Mithridates II. @ Just_38.5'3; [Euseb]:Chron_251; { CAH_7.1'246; Errington_p126.}
2	ASI << Smyrna faces attack from the forces of Ptolemy, but remains loyal to Seleucus II. @ OGIS_229'1-18<t= BD_29>; { Errington_p130.}
2a	MES {8 Nisanu -B = April} Document: Cuneif_Q.004181, a record of building work by Anu-uballiṭ Nicarchus at Uruk.
3	CRE ?? Document: Syll_463, a decree of Itanus in honour of Ptolemy III.
3a	EGY ?? Document: BD_125, a letter from Demophon to Ptolemy.
4	SIC ?? The earliest campaigns of Hamilcar in Sicily. * Read Diodorus' account @ ~Diod_24.6'1-7'2;* DioCass_fr.43'25.
5	Hamilcar captures the town of Eryx. * Read Polybius' account @ ~Polyb_1.58'1-59'2;* ~Diod_24.8'1-9'1; { CAH_7.2'564; OCD_h.}
6	EGY << Document: *BD_105 (PCairZen_83),* a petition of Antipater against Nicon.
7	ITA >> The Romans found a colony at Brundisium. * Read Livy's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_19;* +Vell_1.14'8; Schol:Bob_139;^L { CAH_7.2'564; OCD_b..}

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