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

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nB.c. B. C.
830 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus IV. Censs. L. Munatius Plancus.
M. Licinius Crassus. Paul. Aemilius Lepidus.
EEx Kal. Jul. C. Antistius Vetus. Conspiracy of Murena detected and puEx Id. Sept. M. Tullius Cicero. nished. Candace, queen of the Aethiopians,
ExKal. Nov. L. Saenius. invades Egypt. Revolt of the Cantabri in
Death of Antonius (aet. 51) and Cleopatra. Spain.
Aegypt made a Roman province. Octa- 21 Coss. M. Lollius.
vianus passes the winter at Samos. Q. Aemilius Lepidus.
OCTA.VIANUS SOLE RULER OF THE ROMAN Augustus goes to the East, and spends the
WORLD. wiuter at Samos. Agrippa marries Julia,
Cornelius Gallus, the poet, appointed the daughter of Augustus and widow of
praefect of Egypt. Marcellus.
29 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus V. 20 Coss. M. Appuleius.
Sex. Appuleius. P. Silius Nerva.
Ex Kal. Jul. Potitus Valerius Messala. The Parthians restore the Roman standards.
Ex Kal. Nov. C. Furnius. Ambassadors come to Augustus from the
I C. Cluvius. Indians. Augustus winters again at
Octavianus returns to Rome and celebrates Samos. Birth of C. Caesar, the grandson
three triumphs, Dalmatiam, Actian. Alex- of Augustus.
andrine. Temple of Janus closed. 19 Coss. C. Sentius Saturninus.
28 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus VI. Q. Lucretius Vespillo.
M. Agrippa II. Ex Kal. Jul. M. Vinucius.
Census taken by the consuls. The citizens Augustus returns to Rome. The Cantabri
at the census are 4,164,000. are finally subdued.
Death of Varro. Death of Virgil.
27 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus VII. 18 Coss. P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus.
M. Agrippa III. C. Cornelius Lentulus.
Octavianus receives the title of Augustus, Augustus accepts the empire for five years.
and accepts the government for ten years. The Lex Julia of Augustus de Maritandis
Division of the provinces between him and Ordinibus.
the senate. Augustus goes into Spain. Mes- Death of Tibullus.
salla triumphs on account of his conquest Horace (aet. 47) publishes the first
of the Aquitani, probably in the preceding book of his Epistles about this time.
year. 17 Coss. C. Furnius.
Tibullus accompanied Messalla into C. Junius Silanus.
Aquitania. The Ludi Saeculares celebrated. Birth of
26 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus VIII. L. Caesar, the grandson of Augustus.
T. Statilius Taurus II. Agrippa is sent into Asia.
Augustus conducts the war in Spain. Death Horace (aet. 48) writes his Carmen
of Cornelius Gallus. Saeculare.
25 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus IX. 16 Coss. L. Domitius Ahenobarbus.
M. Junius Silanus. P. Cornelius Scipio.
Augustus continues to conduct the war in Ex Kal. Jul. L. Tarius Rufus.
Spain, and subdues the Cantabri.' The Agrippa is in Asia, where his friendship is
Salassi subdued by A. Terentius Varro, cultivated by Herod. The Germans deand the colony of Augusta Praetoria feat the Roman army unde'r Lollius. Au(Aosta) founded in their country. The gustus sets out for Gaul.
temple of Janus shut a second time. Mar- 15 Coss. M. Livius Drusus Libo.
cellus marries Julia, the daughter of L. Calpurnius Piso.
Augustus. Augustus remains in Gaul. Tiberius and
24 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus X. Drusus subdue the Raeti and Vindelici.
C. Norbanus Flaccus. 14 Coss. M. Licinius Crassus.
Augustus returns to Rome. Aelius Gallus Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Augur.
marches against the Arabians. Augustus remains in Gaul.
Virgil is now employed upon the 13 Coss. Ti. Claudius Nero (postea Ti. Caesar
Aeneid. Augustus).
Horace (aet. 41) publishes the first P. Quinctilius Varus.
three books of his Odes in this or the Augustus returns from Gaul and Agrippa
following year. from Asia.
23 Coss. Imp. Caesar Augustus XI. Abd. Horace (aet. 52) publishes the fourth
A. Terentius Varro Murena. Mort. e. book of his Odes.
L. Sestius. 12 Coss. M. Valerius Messala Barbatus AppiCn. Calpurnius Piso. anus. Mort. e.
Augustus is invested with the tribunician P. Sulpicius Qulirinus. Albl.
power for life. Death of Marcellus. An C. Valgius Rufus. Abd.
embassy from the Parthians: Augustus C. Caninius Rebilus. Mort. e.
restores the son of Phraates, but keeps L. Volusius Saturninus.
Tiridates at Rome. Death of Agrippa in March in his 51st
22 Coss. M. Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus. year. Death of Lepidus., Augustus b-,
L. Arruntius. comes pontifex maximus.