De Griekse Tragedie: Het Jaar 182 BCE

Samenvatting Nog meer Griekse gezantschappen melden zich bij de Senaat in Rome; Eerste diplomatieke contacten tussen Rome en het Koninkrijk Pontos; De Achaeïsche strategos Philopoimen wordt door de Messeniërs gevangen genomen en gedwongen om vergif te drinken; De spanningen lopen op tussen Perseus en Demetrios, de twee zoons van Koning…

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De Romeins-Syrische Oorlog: Het Jaar 192 BCE

Samenvatting De Romeinen verklaren Koning Antiochos III van het Seleucidenrijk tot staatsvijand; Meer Romeinse successen in de Spaanse provincies; De proconsul Quintus Minucius Thermus verslaat de Liguriërs in een veldslag in de buurt van Pisa; De consuls Lucius Quinctius en Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus verwoesten de gebieden van de Boii, van…

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Cato the Censor: The Year 184 BCE

Summary Marcus Porcius Cato and Lucius Valerius Flaccus serve as censors; The censors take several measures: Lucius Quinctius Flamininus is removed from the Senate for killing a man just to please his catamite; Lucius Scipio is stripped of his public horse; Lucius Valerius Flaccus at some point becomes the new…

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The Greek Tragedy: The Year 182 BCE

Summary More Greek diplomatic missions visit the Senate in Rome; First diplomatic contacts between Rome and the Kingdom of Pontos; The Achaean strategos Philopoimen is captured by the Messenians and forced to drink poison; Tensions are growing between Perseus and Demetrios, the two sons of King Philippos of Macedonia; The…

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The Seleucid War: The Year 192 BCE

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,…

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The Peace of Apameia: The Year 188 BCE

Summary The people’s tribune Gaius Valerius Tappo bypasses the Senate and sends a proposal to grant full Roman citizenship to the citizens of Formiae, Arpinum and Fundi directly to the popular assembly; Scipio Africanus is once again nominated princeps senatus by the censors; Marcus Fulvius Nobilior captures Same on Kephallenia…

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The Second Punic War: The Year 207 BCE

Summary For the first time during the Second Punic War, the Roman coastal colonies are required to provide soldiers; Hasdrubal Barcas arrives in Cisalpine Gaul, but fails to capture the Latin colony of Placentia; The consul Gaius Claudius Nero confronts Hannibal near Grumentum; The Romans intercept couriers with a message…

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