Summary Using a Macedonian attack on Athens as a casus belli, the Romans decide to declare war on King Philippos; Since the funds in the treasury are needed for the war with Philippos, creditors that have lent money to the State during the Second Punic War are allowed to lease…
Summary Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Publius Aelius Paetus serve as censors; Scipio becomes the new princeps senatus; The praetor Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus is heavily defeated by the Insubres; The proconsul Lucius Manlius Acidinus is awarded an ovatio for his victories in Spain, but it is vetoed by a people’s…
Summary In spite of his young age, Titus Quinctius Flamininus becomes one of the new consuls; he is given the war against Macedonia as his province; The praetor urbanus Lucius Cornelius Merula suppresses a slave revolt in Latium, presumably the first in Roman history; Flamininus outflanks the Macedonian positions and…
Summary For the first time in their history, the Romans elect six praetors instead of four; two of them are sent to the two new Spanish provinces; Titus Quinctius Flamininus’ command in the war against King Philippos of Macedonia is prolonged; The consul Gaius Cornelius Cethegus wins a major victory…
Samenvatting De volksvergadering stemt vóór vrede met Macedonië; decemviri worden naar Griekenland gestuurd; De situatie in Spanje is ernstig na een zware Romeinse nederlaag; In Rome wordt het college van de tresviri epulones ingesteld; De praetor Manius Acilius Glabrio slaat een slavenopstand in Etrurië neer; Na aanvankelijke tegenslag brengt de…
Samenvatting Voor het eerst in hun geschiedenis kiezen de Romeinen zes praetors in plaats van vier; twee van hen worden naar de twee nieuwe Spaanse provincies gestuurd; Het commando van Titus Quinctius Flamininus in de oorlog tegen Koning Philippos wordt verlengd; De consul Gaius Cornelius Cethegus behaalt een grote overwinning…
Samenvatting Ondanks zijn jeugdige leeftijd wordt Titus Quinctius Flamininus gekozen als een van de nieuwe consuls; hij krijgt de oorlog tegen Macedonië als zijn provincie; De praetor urbanus Lucius Cornelius Merula onderdrukt een slavenopstand in Latium, vermoedelijk de eerste in de Romeinse geschiedenis; Flamininus trekt om de Macedonische stellingen heen…
Samenvatting Koning Philippos V van Macedonië en een anti-Macedonische alliantie onder leiding van Pergamum en Rhodos vechten de Zeeslag bij Chios uit; deze eindigt onbeslist; Philippos behaalt een kleine overwinning op de Rhodiërs in de Zeeslag bij Lade; Pergamum en Rhodos sturen gezanten naar Rome die om hulp moeten vragen…
Summary Rome declares war on Macedonia; start of the Third Macedonian War; A conflict regarding the recruitment of centurions is resolved through an intervention by the veteran Spurius Ligustinus; The Boeotian League is dissolved, but some former members decide to support King Perseus; Quintus Marcius Philippus is criticised by senior…
Summary Decemviri are appointed to assist Lucius Aemilius Paullus in settling affairs in Macedonia; a committee of five men is set up to assist Lucius Anicius Gallus in Illyria; The Romans are unhappy about the efforts of their allies during the Third Macedonian War; Attalos of Pergamum is given a…
Summary King Philippos V of Macedonia and an anti-Macedonian alliance led by Pergamum and Rhodos fight each other to a draw at the naval Battle of Chios; Philippos wins a minor victory over the Rhodians at the naval Battle of Lade; Pergamum and Rhodos send envoys to Rome to ask…
Summary The popular assembly votes in favour of peace with Macedonia; decemviri are sent to Greece; The situation in Spain is grave after a heavy Roman defeat; The college of the tresviri epulones is set up in Rome; The praetor Manius Acilius Glabrio suppresses a slave revolt in Etruria; After…
Summary A Lex Sempronia curbs usury; Many Romans seek exemption from military service, but the Senate refuses to grant dispensations; A large army of Ligurians surrounds Pisa, but withdraws when the consul Quintus Minucius Thermus arrives with his army; The consul Lucius Cornelius Merula wins a bloody, but decisive victory…
Summary The Romans declare King Antiochos III of the Seleucid Empire an enemy of the State; More Roman successes in the Spanish provinces; The proconsul Quintus Minucius Thermus defeats the Ligurians in a battle near Pisa; The consuls Lucius Quinctius and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus devastate the territories of the Boii,…
Summary The Senate releases Demetrios, son of King Philippos of Macedonia, and cancels the king’s obligation to pay an annual tribute; Negotiations between Rome and the Aetolian League break down as the Romans continue to demand a deditio; the war continues; Manius Acilius Glabrio captures Lamia and besieges Amphissa in…