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…
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…
Samenvatting Voor de eerste keer tijdens de Tweede Punische Oorlog krijgen de Romeinse kustkolonies de opdracht soldaten te leveren voor het leger; Hasdrubal Barcas bereikt Gallia Cisalpina, maar slaagt er niet in de Latijnse kolonie Placentia in te nemen; De consul Gaius Claudius Nero gaat bij Grumentum het gevecht aan…
Summary Death of King Antiochos III the Great of the Seleucid Empire; An epidemic hits Rome; In spite of efforts by the consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus to thwart it, Marcus Fulvius Nobilior is allowed to hold a triumph for his victories in Greece; After much discussion in the Senate, Gnaeus…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…