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220 BC - 216 BC (search for this): book 3, chapter 1
Coele-Syria (Lebanon) (search for this): book 3, chapter 1
Summary of the Work
I STATED in my first book that my work was to start from
the Social war, the Hannibalian war, and the war for the
possession of Coele-Syria. In the same book I stated my
reasons for devoting my first two books to a sketch of the
period preceding those events. I will now, after a few
prefatory remarks as to the scope of my own work, address
myself to giving a complete account of these wars, the causes
which led to them, and which account for the proportions to
which they attained.
The one aim and object, then, of all that I have undertakenA summary of the work from B. C. 220 to B. C. 168.
to write is to show how, when, and why all the
known parts of the world fell under the
dominion of Rome. Now as this great event
admits of being exactly dated as to its beginning, duration, and final accomplishment, I think it will
be advantageous to give, by way of preface, a summary statement of the most important phases in it between the beginning
and the end. For I think I sha
Rome (Italy) (search for this): book 3, chapter 1
219 BC - 167 BC (search for this): book 1, chapter 1
Rome (Italy) (search for this): book 1, chapter 1
218 BC (search for this): book 5, chapter 1
The Situation in the Summer of B. C. 218
THE year of office as Strategus of the younger Aratus had
May, B. C. 218. now come to an end with the rising of the
Pleiades; for that was the arrangement of
time then observed by the Achaeans.From 4, 6, it appears that the election took place at the rising of the
Pleiads (13th May) and that the new Strategus did not enter upon his office
until some time afterwards, towards the middle of June or even midsummer.
But the custom apparently varied, and the 218. now come to an end with the rising of the
Pleiades; for that was the arrangement of
time then observed by the Achaeans.From 4, 6, it appears that the election took place at the rising of the
Pleiads (13th May) and that the new Strategus did not enter upon his office
until some time afterwards, towards the middle of June or even midsummer.
But the custom apparently varied, and the use of to/te seems to indicate a
change. Accordingly he laid
down his office and was succeeded in the command of the
Achaeans by Eperatus; Dorimachus being still Strategus of
the Aetolians.
It was at the beginning of this summer that Hannibal entered
upon open war with Rome; started from New Carthage; and
crossing the Iber, definitely began his expedition and march
into Italy; while the Romans despatched Tiberius Sempronius
to Libya with an army, and Publius Cornelius to Iberia.
This year, too,
Coele-Syria (Lebanon) (search for this): book 5, chapter 1
Sicyon (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 1
Peloponnesus (Greece) (search for this): book 5, chapter 1
Rome (Italy) (search for this): book 5, chapter 1