Summary The consul Marcus Porcius Cato is sent to Nearer Spain to quell the rebellion there; The Lex Oppia, a sumptuary law from the Second Punic War, is abolished; The consul Lucius Valerius Flaccus defeats the Boii; Cato wins a hard-fought, but decisive victory over an Iberian army at the…
Summary The war in Macedonia and Greece is officially ended; The Senate decides that Latins that have settled in Roman colonies are not Roman citizens; Sextus Aelius Paetus and Gaius Cornelius Cethegus serve as censors; Scipio Africanus is again nominated princeps senatus; The proconsul Lucius Valerius Flaccus defeats 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…