Samenvatting Publius Cornelius Scipio behaalt zijn eerste consulaat en krijgt de provincie Sicilië toegewezen; De Senaat weigert Scipio de provincie Afrika te geven, waarmee Scipio een politieke nederlaag lijdt; Vrijwilligers uit heel Italië melden zich aan voor Scipio’s leger en vloot; Mago Barcas landt in Ligurië en plundert Genua; Gaius…
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 Publius Cornelius Scipio wins his first consulship and is given the province of Sicily; Scipio suffers a political defeat in the Senate as he is denied the province of Africa; Volunteers from all over Italy flock to Scipio’s army and fleet; Mago Barcas lands in Liguria and sacks Genua;…