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| 1 | ROM {February -R} The triumph of Curius, over Pyrrhus and the Samnites.
* Read Florus' account @ Cic:Mur_31, :Sen_55; Liv_45.38'11; #FastTr_p98; Sen:Dial_10.13'3; Plin:HN_8'16; Plut:Mor_307'B; Flor_1.13'25-28;* +Eutrop_2.14'5. |
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| 2 | {1 March -R} The triumph of Lentulus, over the Samnites and Lucanians.
@ #FastTr_p98. |
| 3 | {Adar -B = March} Antiochus brings some colonists from Babylon to settle in Seleuceia.
@ +AstrDiar_273B.rev'34-38; { see Austin_163, with notes.} |
| 4 | GRE ?? Arcesilaus and others become pupils of Crantor.
@ Phld:Acad_S;B DiogLaert_4'28-30. |
| 5 | ?? The death of Crantor of Soli.
* Read Diogenes' account @ Phld:Acad_16,B S,B Q;B DiogLaert_4'25,* ~'27; { 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.} |
| 11a | ASI << Document: OGIS_58, a decree of Lissa in honour of Agepolis of Rhodes. |
| 11b | CYP << Document: THI_252, a Phoenician dedication at Lapethus. |
| 11c | PHO << The beginning of the local era of Tyre.
@ THI_249, 250; { if GRA_5450 is dated to the 3rd century, then Sidon may have started a new era at about the same time.} |
| 15 | SIC << Hieron is defeated by the Mamertines.
* Read Polybius' account @ Polyb_1.8'1-9'5;* ~Diod_22.13'1; { CAH_7.2'667.} |
| 16 | PAL Ptolemy leads a military expedition to (?) Palestine.
@ THI_258'11-15; { Hölbl_p40, p68.} |
| 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<q" LeonTar>; ~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 Cicero's account @ Cic:Rep_3'40, :Sen_56;* ValMax_4.3'5; Plut:CatMai_2'2, :Mor_194'F; Flor_1.13'22; Ampel_18'8; Athen_10.419'a; [Vict]:VirIll_33'7; Schol:Bob_80-81. |
| 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; { Errington_p85.} |
| 21a | EGY Ptolemy and Arsinoe visit the Nile Delta, and discuss the defence of Egypt.
@ THI_258'15-16; { Hölbl_p40.} |
| 22 | ITA A group of Tarentines unsuccessfully attacks Milon, the general of Pyrrhus.
@ ~Zonar_8'6.(p367) |
| 23 | ROM Curius celebrates an "ovatio" after defeating the Lucanians.
@ [Vict]:VirIll_33'4; { OCD_c.} |
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