118 B.C. - events and references (original) (raw)

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1

EGY {9 Pharmouthi -E = April} Document: PTeb_5, indulgences granted by king Ptolemy.
@ SelPap_2.210; BD_110'7; { CAH_9'314; Green_544.}

1a

?? Document: THI_263, the response to a petition made by the priests at Heracleion.

2

NAR The Romans found a colony at Narbo Martius, with the support of the orator L.Crassus.
* Read Cicero's account
@ Cic:Clu_140, :DeOr_2'223, :Brut_160;* Diod_5.38'5; +Vell_1.15'5, +2.7'8; Mela_2'75; +Eutrop_4.23'1; !Hieron:Chron_1897; { CAH_9'24; OCD�.}

3

ALP Q.Marcius defeats the Styni, an Alpine tribe.
* Read Livy's account
@ +[Liv]:Per_62;* +Oros_5.14'5-6.

4

ILL L.Metellus defeats the Dalmatians.
* Read Livy's account
@ ~[Liv]:Per_62;* Appian:Ill_11;(↓) { Metellus was consul in 119 B.C., and triumphed in 117 B.C.}

5

ROM << Q.Scaevola is accused of extortion by T.Albucius.
* Read Cicero's account
@ Lucil_53-93; Cic:DeOr_2'281, :Brut_102;* Plin:HN_36'185; { OCD�.}

6

GRE << Document: Apollod:Fr_, the fragments of Apollodorus' "Chronica".{ ~ OCD�.}

7

GRE ?? The Amphictyonic Council honours the grammarian Apollodorus.
@ Plin:HN_7'123.

7a

CYP ?? Document: OGIS_145 & 156-157 & 161-162, statues in honour of Theodorus, governor of Cyprus, and his family.

8

EGY {18 Mesore -E = Sept.} Document: PTeb_12, letters from Menches to Herodes and Ammonius.

9

NUM ?? Micipsa enlarges the city of Cirta, and places Greek settlers there.
@ Strab_17'832.(3.13)

10

The death of king Micipsa, who is succeeded by his three sons, Adherbal Hiempsal and Jugurtha.
@ Sall:Jug_9'4-11'2, 14'1, 65'1; ~[Liv]:Per_62; Oros_5.15'3; Schol:Bob_92; { CAH_9'28; OCD�.}

11

A conference between the sons of Micipsa to split up his kingdom.
@ Sall:Jug_11'2-12'3.

11a

CRE Document: Syll_712.A, an agreement between the cities of Lato and Olous to accept arbitration from Cnossus.

12

NUM {? Hathyr -E = December} Document: PTeb_43, a petition from Menches and Polemon.

13

ROM ?? Decimus Brutus offers sacrifices to the dead in December, instead of the usual date in February.
* Read Plutarch's account
@ Cic:Leg_2'54;L Plut:Mor_272'D-E;* { Brutus lived until after the death of C.Gracchus.}

14

?? D.Brutus makes December the last month of the Roman year.
* Read Plutarch's account
@ Cic:Leg_2'54;L Plut:Mor_272'D.*

15

<< P.Rutilius, as praetor, introduces a new procedure in cases of bankruptcy.
@ Gaius:Inst_4'35;L { DPRR.}

16

== Marcius reacts bravely to the death of his son.
@ +ValMax_5.10'3.

17

== Omens, including the appearance of three different suns in the sky at the same time.
@ +Plin:HN_2'99; +Obseq_35.