c.200 |
Praetors Q. Fulvius GILLO and L. Valerius FLACCUS are sent from Rome to Sicily. |
200 DGRBM 2-158, 2-268 |
c.199 |
Praetor L. Villius TAPPULUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
199 DGRBM 3-975 |
c.199 |
Praetor L. Valerius FLACCUS arrives in Sicily until 198. |
199 OCD 440 |
c.198 |
Praetor L. Valerius FLACCUS in Sicily from 199, returns to Rome. Praetor M.(4) Claudius Marcellus with 4,000 inf and 300 cav succeeds until 19?, but only to send supplies to Roman armies in Greece. |
198 DGRBM 2-931, OCD 646 |
c.198 |
Praetor M. Porcius CATO Censorinus with 3,000 inf and 200 cav from Rome to Sardinia, expells usurers, clears up corruption. |
198 B76 II-645, CAH 8, OCD 214, SORH, atl2 |
c.197 |
Praetor L. Manlius VULSO from Rome to Sicily. |
197 DGRBM 3-1286 |
c.197 |
TAXES: Whereas Spain pays vectigal stipendarium (fixed taxes), Sicily pays decumae (tithes). |
197 SORH |
c.196 |
Praetor Ti. SEMPRONIUS LONGUS arrives in Sardinia until late 195. |
196 DGRBM 2-806 |
c.196 |
Praetor C. LAELIUS from Rome to Sicily. |
196 DGRBM 2-706, OCD 576 |
c.195 |
Praetor Gn. Manlius VULSO arrives in Sicily. |
195 DGRBM 3-1286 |
c.194 |
Praetor Gn. Cornelius BLASIO from Rome to Sicily. |
194 DGRBM 1-492 |
c.193 |
Praetor L. Porcius LICINUS from Rome to Sardinia until ?. |
193 DGRBM 2-785 |
c.193 |
Praetor L.(5) Cornelius Scipio (later Asiaticus) is sent from Rome to Sicily. |
193 DGRBM 3-747 |
c.193 |
Praetor C.(2) FLAMINIUS enroute from Italy to Spain, is detoured by a storm to Africa. He recruits veterans who had settled there, and proceeds to Spain. |
193 wikRCH |
c.192 |
L. Oppius SALINATOR is sent from Rome to convey 20 ships to Sicily. |
192 DGRBM 3-38 |
c.192 |
Praetor Q. Salonius SARRA from Rome to Sicily until ?. |
192 DGRBM 3-700 |
c.192 |
Praetor L. Valerius TAPPO arrives in Sicily until ?. |
192 DGRBM 3-975 |
c.191 |
Praetor M. Aemilius LEPIDUS from Rome to Sicily until ?. |
191 DGRBM 2-763 |
c.191 |
Praetor L. Oppius SALINATOR from Rome to Sardinia. |
191 DGRBM 3-38 |
c.190 |
Praetor C. Atinius LABEO from Rome to Sicily until ?. |
190 DGRBM 2-694 |
c.189 |
M.(2) Sempronius TUDITANUS is made praetor and sent from Rome to Sicily with Ap.(9) Claudius Pulcher. |
189 DGRBM 3-1181 |
c.189 |
M. Fulvius, is sent against CEPHALONIA island with a sufficient force. |
189 DGRG 1-589 |
c.188 |
Praetor C. STERTINIUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
188 DGRBM 3-908 |
c.188 |
Praetor Q. Marcius PHILIPPUS arrives in Sicily. |
188 OCD 816 |
c.188 |
A new island is discovered near Sicily. |
188 atl2 |
c.187 |
Praetor Q. Fulvius FLACCUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
187 DGRBM 2-155 |
c.187 |
SATYRUS, ambassador of the Sardinian Ilienses, is sent to Rome to intercede with the senate in favor of the Lycians. |
187 DGRBM 3-727 |
c.187 |
Praetor L. Terentius MASSALIOTA from Rome to Sicily. |
187 DGRBM 3-996 |
c.186 |
Praetor C. Aurelius SCAURUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
186 DGRBM 3-738 |
c.184 |
Praetor Q. Naevius MATHO from Rome to Sardinia. He conducts a quaestio into cases of poisoning. |
184 DGRBM 2-972 |
c.184 |
Praetor C. Sempronius BLAESUS arrives in Sicily. |
184 DGRBM 1-491 |
c.183 |
Praetor Gn. SICINIUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
183 DGRBM 3-816 |
c.183 |
Praetor Sp. Postumius ALBINUS PAULULLUS arrives in Sicily. |
183 DGRBM 1-91 |
c.182 |
Praetor C. Terentius ISTRA from Rome to Sardinia. |
182 DGRBM 3-996 |
c.182 |
Praetor L. Caecilius DENTER arrives in Sicily. |
182 DGRBM 1-995 |
c.181 |
Insurrection errupts in Corsica and Sardinia. |
181 LdHR 2-56 178 GHH |
c.181 |
Praetor M. PINARIUS POSCA from Rome to Sardinia. He crosses over to Corsica, and quells an insurrection, returns to Sardinia, fights with success against the Ilienses |
181 DGRBM 3-504 |
c.181 |
2 Roman squadrons, try to clear pirates from Massilia to the Promontory of Minerva near Neapolis. |
181 DGRG 2-359 |
c.181 |
The ILIENSES of central Sardinia, under Romans from ?, rebel until 178. |
181 DGRG 2-36 178 GHH |
c.181 |
Praetor C. CLAUDIUS NERO from Rome to Sicily. |
181 DGRBM 2-1161 |
c.180 |
Praetor P. Cornelius MAMMULA arrives in Sicily. |
180 DGRBM 2-763 |
c.179 |
Praetor C. Valerius LAEVINUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
179 DGRBM 2-711 |
c.179 |
Praetor Q. Mucius SCAEVOLA arrives in Sicily. |
179 DGRBM 3-732 |
c.178 |
The ILIENSES of central Sardinia, rebelling from 181, suppressed by praetor M. Pinarius. |
178 DGRG 2-32 |
c.177 |
Praetor L. MUMMIUS arrives in Sardinia. |
177 DGRBM 2-1119 |
c.177 |
Consul Ti. Sempronius GRACCHUS BUBULCUS sent from Rome to Sardinia, defeats the Ilienses and Balari in battle, captures and enslaves 40,000, reduces them to complete submission. They are not mentioned again. |
177 CAH 8, 9-55, DGRBM 2-289, DGRG 2-32, Dur 3-112, GHH, OCD 472, SORH, bk |
c.176 |
Ti. Sempronius GRACCHUS BUBULCUS continues in Sardinia, achieves further victories, reduces Sardinians to submission. He sends envoys to Rome to solicit permission to return with his army and triumph. But public thanksgiving only is decreed, and Gracchus is ordered to remain in Sardinia as proconsul until 175. |
177/6 MCAW 176 DGRBM 2-289, GHH, atl2 |
c.175 |
Ti. Sempronius GRACCHUS(2) BUBULCUS in Sardinia from 177, returns to Rome. |
175 DGRBM 2-289 |
c.174 |
Praetor M. Atilius SERRANUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
174 DGRBM 3-788 |
c.173 |
Praetor C. CICEREIUS is assigned to Sardinia, but is ordered to go from Rome to Corsica first and deal with a rebellion. After vowing a temple to Juno if he wins, he defeats the Corsicans, and makes peace for the price of 200,000 lbs of wax. Cicereius proceeds to Sardinia until 172. |
173 DGRBM 1-707 |
c.173 |
Praetor M. Furius CRASSIPES from Rome to Sicily. |
173 DGRBM 1-871 |
c.173 |
Praetor C. MEMMIUS GALLUS arrives in Sicily until 171. |
173 DGRBM 2-1026 |
c.172 |
Praetor Sp. CLUVIUS from Rome to Sardinia. |
172 DGRBM 1-807 |
c.172 |
Praetor C. CICEREIUS returns from Sardinia to Rome. |
172 DGRBM 1-707 |
c.171 |
Praetor L. Furius PHILUS from Rome to Sardinia, where he dies in 170. |
171 DGRBM 3-335 |
c.171 |
Praetor C. Caninius REBILUS from Rome to Sicily. |
171 DGRBM 3-641 |
c.170 |
Praetor L. AQUILIUS GALLUS from Rome to Sicily. |
170 DGRBM 2-225 |
c.169 |
Praetor P. Fonteius CAPITO arrives in Sardinia. |
169 DGRBM 1-602 |
c.169 |
Praetor Servius Cornelius LENTULUS from Rome to Sicily. |
169 DGRBM 1-732 |
c.168 |
Praetor M. AEBUTIUS ELVA from Rome to Sicily. |
168 DGRBM 2-11 |
c.165 |
Praetor Ti. CLAUDIUS NERO from Rome to Sicily. |
165 DGRBM 2-1161 |
c.163 |
Corsica rebels. |
163 GHH |
c.163 |
Consul M' Juventius THALNA from Rome to Corsica, subdues Corsicans. |
163 DGRBM 3-1020, GHH, SORH |
c.163 |
Consul Ti. Sempronius GRACCHUS goes from Rome to Sardinia, puts down a rebellion. |
163 atl2 |
c.155 |
Adriatic coast is now under Romans. |
155 LdHR 2-101 |
c.149 |
Praetor Q. FABIUS MAXIMUS AEMILIANUS from Rome to Sicily until 148. |
149 DGRBM 2-994, OCD 427 |
c.149 |
Greek historian POLYBIUS is summoned by consul M' Manilius to Lilybaeum. But on reaching Corcyra, he hears from the consuls that the Carthaginians had given hostages, and thinking, therefore, that the war was over, and that his presence was no longer needed, Polybius returns to Peloponnese. |
149 DGRBM 3-444, atl2 |
c.149 |
Carthaginians hand over 300 noble hostages to consuls at Lilybaeum. Consuls accept the hostages, inform the Carthaginians that they will soon land their armies in Africa. They send the hostages to Rome. |
150 CAH 8 149 CAH 8-152, LdHR 2-119, SORH, atl2 |
c.148 |
Masinissa returns some huge tusks which were stolen from a temple in Melita (Malta). |
148 atl2 |
c.147 |
Rhodes helps Romans against Carthage. |
147 CAH 8 |
c.146 |
Greek historian POLYBIUS sails on a journey of exploration along northwest coast of Africa. |
146 atl2 |
c.140 |
Λ Mt. ETNA V erupts. |
140 DGRG 1-61 |
c.138 |
Praetor T.(1) DIDIUS from Rome to Sicily. |
138 DGRBM 1-1004 |
c.137 |
Praetor MANLIUS (Manilius) from Rome to Sicily. |
137 DGRBM 2-917 |
c.135 |
DAMOPHILUS of Enna Sicily, a wealth-flaunting depraved asshole is murdered by his own slaves led by Syrian EUNUS. It escallates to a general massacre of all upper class people in Enna. 1st SLAVE WAR in Sicily begins until 132. 400 slaves led by EUNUS soon joined by CLEON massacre free people of Enna. More join, bringing total to 70,000. |
139 Dur 3-110, 112, OCD 996, SORH 138/7 CAH 9-25 136 CAH 8-195, CDCC 828 135 B76 III-994, CAH 9, DGRG 2-983, LEWH 102, SORH, TTPC, atl2, bk 134 DGRA 1039, DGRG 1-828, MCAW |
c.135 |
Syrian slave EUNUS calls himself king Antiochus, holds Enna and Tauromenium against Romans. |
135 B76 III-994, TTPC 29 |
c.135 |
Praetor L. Plautius HYPSAEUS, commanding 8,000 Sicilians, is defeated by 20,000 rebel slaves. |
135 CAH 9, atl2 |
c.135 |
Praetor P. Popillius Laenas rounds up runaway slaves. |
135 atl2 |
c.135 |
Λ Mt. ETNA V erupts. |
135 DGRG 1-61, atl2 |
c.135 |
Praetor M. PERPERNA is defeated by slaves in Sicily. |
135 DGRBM 3-374 |
c.135 |
Praetor Calpurnius Piso arrives in Sicily. |
135 DGRBM 3-202 |
c.135 |
Praetor Calpurnius Piso is routed by slaves. |
135 SORH |
c.134 |
Consul C. Fulvius FLACCUS is given command of slave war in Sicily. He is unsuccessful. |
134 DGRBM 2-95, 155, DGRG 2-983, SORH, atl2 |
c.134 |
Praetor Cornelius LENTULUS from Rome to Sicily. He is defeated in the slave revolt. |
134 DGRBM 2-730 |
c.133 |
Slave revolt continues. Prefect C. Titius is punished after being defeated by slaves, but L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi recaptures some towns. |
133 atl2 |
c.133 |
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi defeats slaves who are besieging Messana. 8,000 slaves killed. |
133 SORH 132 LdHR 2-147 |
c.133 |
L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi goes from Messana to Enna, but is unable to take it. |
132 LdHR 2-147 |
c.133 |
Romans figure they've offended some Sicilian god. They consult Sibylline Books and send a religious embassy to visit Mt. Etna and sacrifice to Etnaean Zeus, and to local goddess Ceres of Enna. |
143 atl2, wikSB |
c.132 |
Consul P. RUPILIUS is sent from Rome to Sicily. He punishes Q. Fabius for losing control of Tauromenium. |
132 DGRBM 3-679, atl2 |
c.132 |
Slave stronghold TAUROMENIUM taken by consul P. RUPILIUS. |
132 DGRG 2-983, SORH, atl2 |
c.132 |
Gorgus of Morgantina and his father are killed by runaway slaves. |
132 atl2 |
c.132 |
SLAVES in Enna Sicily besieged by Consul P. RUPILIUS. |
132 LEWH 102, OCD 996, TTPC 29 131 Dur 3-112 |
c.132 |
1st SICILIAN SLAVE WAR from 135 ends. Slaves in Enna are starved to surrender to Consul P. RUPILIUS. Eunus is sent to Rome. Cleon, and others are executed. 2nd 103. |
132 B76 III-994, CAH 9-25, DGRA 1039, DGRBM 3-679, DGRG 1-828, 2-983, GHH, LEWH 102, OCD 996, SORH, TTPC, atl2, bk 131 Dur 3-112 |
c.131 |
Proconsul P. RUPILIUS restores order in Sicily, and draws up regulations known as Lex Rupilia . |
131 B76 III-994, CDGRA 382, DGRBM 3-679, SORH, atl2 |
c.126 |
Consul L. Aurelius ORESTES is sent from Rome to Sardinia to subdue inhabitants. He remains until 122. M. Aemilius Scaurus and quaestor C. GRACCHUS are under him. |
126 DGRBM 2-294, 3-43, 736, GHH |
c.126 |
Quaestor C. Gracchus participates in fighting in Sardinia. |
126 SORH, atl2 |
c.126 |
Consul L. Aurelius ORESTES subdues Sardinians. |
126 atl2 |
c.126 |
Λ Mt. ETNA V erupts. Another eruption at sea leads to formation of an island near Lipara. |
126 DGRG 1-61, atl2 |
c.125 |
C. Gracchus obtains winter provisions for Orestes' army from allies of Rome. |
125 atl2 |
c.125 |
Micipsa sends grain (in spite of the African locust-plague) to quaestor C. Gracchus in Sardinia. |
125-4 CAH 9-28, 76 |
c.124 |
Quaestor C. Gracchus in Sardinia from 126, returns to Rome without waiting for his replacement. |
124 B76 8-262, CAH 9-77, GHH, SORH, atl2 |
c.123 |
Consul Q.(3) Caecilius METELLUS sent from Rome to clear Balearic islands of pirates until 121. |
123 DGRBM 2-1058, SORH |
c.122 |
BALEARIC ISLANDS, technically under Romans from 202, conquered and pacified by Q.(3) Caecilius METELLUS, who is then surnamed BALIARICUS. |
123 CAH 9-22, DGRG 1-374, GHH, LEWH 104, SORH, atl2 122 CDCC 120, MCAW, OCD 678 121 B76 17-404, LdHR 2-222, OCD 160 |
c.122 |
PALMA and POLLENTIA on Mallorca in Balearic Islands, founded by Q.(3) Caecilius METELLUS for 3,000 Romans imported from Spain. |
123 LEWH 104, SORH 122 CAH 8-139, 9-22, CDCC 120, OCD 678 121 B76 17-405, OCD 160 |
c.122 |
L. Aurelius ORESTES in Sardinia from 126, returns to Rome. |
122 DGRBM 3-43 |
c.122 |
Λ Mt. ETNA erupts, devastates territory and city of Catana with lava, and hot ash enough to break in roofs of houses. Catana is therefore exempted for 10 years contributions to Rome. |
122 atl2, wikME 121 DGRG 1-61, 568 |
c.121 |
P.(5) Cornelius Lentulus is sent from Rome on an embassy to Sicily. |
121 atl2 |
c.121 |
Consul Q.(3) Caecilius METELLUS, in Balearic islands from 123, returns to Rome. Triumphs. Surnamed BALIARICUS. |
121 DGRBM 2-1058 |
c.114 |
Rebellion in Sardinia until 112. proconsul M. Caecilius Metellus is sent to suppress it. |
114 DGRG 2-909 |
c.114 |
M. Caecilius METELLUS, consul of 115, is sent from Rome as proconsul to Sardinia until 112. |
114 DGRBM 2-909, 1058 |
c.112 |
Rebellion in Sardinia from 114 suppressed by proconsul M. Caecilius Metellus. |
113 DGRBM 2-1058 112 DGRG 2-910 |
c.105 |
Praetor T. ALBUCIUS from Rome to Sardinia. He gains a minor victory over some bandits, and celebrates a "triumph" in Sardinia. |
105 DGRBM 1-94 |
c.104 |
Hundreds of Sicilian slaves leave their masters and gather to the Roman praetor. Owners protest. Praetor suspends the manumission order. |
103 Dur 3-121 |
c.104 |
The senate had decreed that no free person of those nations which had allied with Rome should be enslaved. It is alleged that the Publicani had seized and sold many as slaves, probably because of unpaid taxes. Praetor P. Licinius Nerva declares that all persons in Sicily who are entitled to the benefit of the decree should come to Syracuse to make their case. Over 800 persons are freed, but slave-owners prevail on Nerva not to allow any further claims of freedom to be made. Nerva assents. |
103 DGRBM 2-1168 |
c.104 |
SEGESTA, under Romans from 262, taken by rebel slave ATHENION until 101. |
104 rcSI |
c.104 |
Sicilian slaves rebel against praetor P. Licinius Nerva, but are defeated by C. Titinius. |
104 CAH 9-25, atl2 |
c.103 |
Gn.(1) Pompeius Strabo is quaestor in Sardinia, under propraetor
T. Albucius, against whom he collects material for an accusation. |
103 DGRBM 3-476 |
c.103 |
MORGANTINA Sicily: Slave owners promise to liberate their slaves for helping them against attack by other slaves. Morgantine slaves agree and repel attack. Owners renig. Morgantine slaves join revolt.. |
103 Dur 3-121 |
c.103 |
SALVIUS, a slave flute player and spiritual diviner, is elected king of the rebel slaves. He soon collects 20,000 inf and 2,000 cav. |
103 DGRBM 3-1179 |
c.103 |
MORGANTINA Sicily besieged by slave leaders SALVIUS. It is not known if it fell. |
102 DGRG 2-371 |
c.103 |
Slaves in west Sicily revolt under SALVIUS. Λ 2nd SICILIAN SLAVE WAR begins until 100. |
104 MCAW, atl2, bk, 103 DGRG 2-983, 1231, Dur 3-121, SORH, TTPC 29 102 DGRA 1039, GHH |
c.103 |
Praetor P. Licinius Nerva takes the slave camp by surprise, but is then defeated by 6,000 under Salvius, who now assumes the pomp of royalty. Salvius administers justice in a toga, surrounds himself with lictors, and calls himself TRYPHO, probably after Diodotus Trypho. |
103 DGRBM 3-1179, Dur 3-121, SORH, TTPC |
c.103 |
TRIOCALA (later Caltabellotta) fortress becomes headquarters of Salvius Trypho. |
103 DGRBM 3-1179 |
c.103 |
ATHENION, leader of rebel slaves in west Sicily, joins Salvius Trypho at Triocala. |
103 DGRBM 3-1179 |
c.103 |
C. Titinius Gadaeus, one of the slave leaders in Sicily, betrays an important fort to praetor Licinius Nerva. |
103 DGRBM 3-1158 |
c.103 |
Praetor L.(3) Licinius LUCULLUS sent with 17,000 men from Rome to Sicily. He relieves Praetor P. Licinius Nerva as commander of Sicily. |
103 CAH 9-26, DGRBM 2-831, LdHR 2-251 102 DGRBM 2-1169, 3-1158 |
c.103 |
Praetor L.(3) Licinius LUCULLUS with 17,000 defeats Trypho and Athenion with 30,000. Athenion is wounded, and Trypho is shut up in the fortress of Triocala. but Lucullus makes no further progress against rebel slaves. |
103 DGRBM 2-831, LdHR 2-251, atl2 102 DGRBM 3-1158 |
c.103 |
Praetor L.(3) Licinius LUCULLUS retreats from Salvius Trypho at Triocala in an ignominious manner. |
103 DGRBM 2-831, atl2 |
c.102 |
L.(3) Licinius LUCULLUS disbands his army, destroys all his military stores, and breaks up his
camp before resigning command to C. Servilius. |
102 atl2 no date: DGRBM 2-831 |
c.102 |
Slave war is particularly violent at Segesta. |
102 DGRG 2-949 |
c.102 |
Slave leader SALVIUS TRYPHO dies. ATHENION succeeds and defeats praetor C. Servilius. |
102 DGRBM 3-1179, atl2 |
c.101 |
Slave leader ATHENION attacks Messana. |
101 atl2 |
c.101 |
Consul Manius(2) AQUILIUS from Rome to Sicily to stop slave war, kills ATHENION in single combat. SATYRUS with the remains of the insurgents, shuts himself up in a strong fortress, but is blockaded by Aquillius, and compelled by famine to surrender with about 1000 followers. Aquilius remains until 100. |
101 DGRBM 1-253, 3-727, 1179, Dur 3-121, LdHR 2-252, OCD 90, atl2 100 SORH 99 TTPC 29 |
c.101 |
Romans capture and destroy slave fortress at Triocala. |
101 atl2 |
c.101 |
SEGESTA, under rebel slave ATHENION from 104, comes under Romans until 396. |
101 rcSI |
c.101 |
SATYRUS and his 1,000 followers are shipped to Rome. |
101 DGRBM 3-727 |
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