A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

ROMAN HISTORY. 1363
B.C.I. II B.C.
164 Coss. A. Manlius Torquatus. gins. It is conducted unsuccessfully by
Q. Cassius Longinus. Mort. e. the consul Nobilior.
Genss. L. Aemilius Paullus. 152 Coss. M. Claudius Marcellus III.
Q. Marcius Philippus. L. Valerius Flaccus. Alort. e.
The citizens at the census are 327,022. The consul Marcellus conducts the war in
163 Coss. Ti. Sempronius Gracchus II. Spain with more success.
M'. Juventius Thalna. 151 Coss. L. Licinius Lucullus.
The Corsicans rebel, but are subdued by the A. Postumius Albinus.
consul Juventius. The consul Lucullus and the praetor SulThe Heautontimorumenos of Terence ex- picius Galba conduct the war in Spain.
hibited. Lucullus conquers the Vaccaei, Cantabri,
162 Coss. P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica. Abd. and other nations; but Galba is defeated
C. Marcius Figulus. Abd. by the Lusitanians. Return of the Achaean
P. Cornelius Lentulus. exiles.
Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus. Postumius Albinus the consul was a
1G1 Coss. M. Valerius Messala. writer of Roman history.
C. Fannius Strabo. 150 Coss. T. Quinctius Flamininus.
The philosophers and rhetoricians banished M'. Acilius Balbus.
from Rome. The sumptuary law of the Galba at the beginning of the year most
consul Fannius. treacherously destroys the Lusitanians.
The Eunuchus and Phormio of Terence Viriathus was among the few who escaped.
exhibited. Cato, aet. 84, brought down his Origines
160 Coss. L.Anicius Gallus. to this period.
M. Cornelius Cethegus. 149 Coss. L. Marcius Censorinus.
The Pontine marshes drained. Death of M'. Manilius.
L. Aemilius Paullus. THIRD PuNIC WAR. First year. The conThe Adelphi of Terence exhibited at the suls land in Africa. Death of Masinissa,
funeral games of Aemilius Paullus. aet. 90. The Lex Calpurnia of the tribune
159 Coss. Cn. Cornelius Dolabella. L. Calpurnius Piso de repetundis (malverM. Fulvius Nobilior. sation and extortion by the governors of
Censs. P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica. the provinces), which was the first law on
M. Popillius Laenas. the subject. A Pseudo-Philippus, named
The citizens at the census are 338,314. A Andriscus, appears in Macedonia, but is
water-clock set up at Rome by the censor defeated and slain within a year.
Scipio. Death of Cato, aet. 85.
Death of Terence. L. Calpurnius Piso, the author of the
158 Coss. M. Aemilius Lepidus. law de repetundis, was an historian.
C. Popillius Laenas II. 148 Coss. Sp. Postumnius Albinus Magnus.
157 Coss. Sex. Julius Caesar. L. Calpurnus Piso Caesoninus.
L. Aurelius Orestes. Second year of the third Punic war. The
Ariarathes V. Philopator comes to Rome. Pseudo-Philippus defeated and taken priA colony was founded atAuximum in Pice- soner by Q. Metellus, the praetor. Success
num. of Viriathus in Lusitania.
156 Coss. L. Cornelius Lentulus Lupus. Birth of Lucilius.
C. Marcius Figulus II. 147 Coss. P. Cornelius Scipio Afric. Aemilianus.
The consul Marcius carries on war against C. Livius Drusus.
the Dalmatians. Censs. L. Cornelius Lentulus Lupus.
155 Coss. P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica II. L. Marcius Censorinus.
M. Claudius Marcellus II. Third year of the third Punic war. Scipio
The consul Scipio subdues the Dalmatians. crosses over to Africa. MVar declared beThe Athenians send an embassy to Rome, tween Rome and the Achaeans. Conconsisting of the philosophers Diogenes, tinued success of Viriathus in Lusitania.
Critolaiis, and Carneades, to obtain a re- The citizens at the census are 322,000.
mission of the fine of 500 talents, which 146 Coss. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus.
they had been sentenced to pay after the L. Mummius Achaicus.
war with Perseus. Fourth and last year of the third Punic war.
154 Coss. Q. Opimius. Carthage taken by Scipio, and razed to
L. Postumius Albinus. Mort. e. the ground: its territory made a Roman
M'. Acilius Glabrio. province. The Achaeans defeated by
Genss. M. Valerius Messala. Mummius, Corinth taken, and the Roman
C. Cassius Longinus. province of Achaia formed. Continued
The consul Opimius is sent against the success of Viriathus in Lusitania.
Oxybii, Transalpine Gauls. The citizens Cassius H-emina, the historian flourished.
at the census are 324,000. C. Fannius, the historian, serves with
The poet Pacuvius flourished. Scipio at Carthage.
153 Coss. Q. Fulvius Nobilior. 145 Coss. Q. Fabius Maximus Aemilianus.
T. Annius Luscus. L. Hostilius Mancinus.
In this year the consuls, for the first time The consul Fabius commands in Spain against
enter on their office on the 1st of January. Viriathus, and carries on the war sucWar with the Celtiberians in Spain be- cessfully.
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