1348 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF GREEK HISTORY. B.C. 262 251 250 243 241 239 236 229 227 226 225 224 222 221 220 219 218 217 215 214 213 212 211 210 209 208 De.ith of Philemon, the comic poet, aet. 97. Aratus delivers Sicyon, and unites it to the Achaean league. Arsaces founds the Parthian monarchy. Aratus, a second time general of the Achaean League, delivers Corinth from the Mace- donians. Agis IV. king of Sparta put to death in con- sequence of his attempts to reform the state. Death of Antigonus, and accession of his son Demetrius II. Cleomenes III. becomes king of Sparta. Death of Demetrius 11. and accession of An- tigonus Doson, who was left by Demetrius guardian of his son Philip. Cleomenes commences war against the Achaean League. Cleomenes carries on the war with success against Aratus, who is again the general of the Achaean League. Reforms of Cleomenes at Sparta. The Achaeans call in the assistance of Anti- gonus Doson against Cleomenes. Mantineia taken by Antigonus and Megalo- polis by Cleomenes. Antigonus defeats Cleomenes at Sellasia, and obtains possession of Sparta. Cleomenes sails to Egypt, where he dies. Extinction of the royal line of the Heraclidae at Sparta. Death of Antigonus Doson and accession of Philip v., aet. 17. The Achaeans and Aratus are defeated by the Aetolians, The Achaeans apply for assistance to Philip, who espouses their cause. Commencement of the Social War. The history of Aratus ended in this year, and that of Polybius commences. Successes of Philip. He invades Aetolia and Elis, and winters at Argos. Phylarchus, the historian, flourished. Continued successes of Philip. He again in- vades Aetolia and afterwards Laconia. Third and last year of the Social War. Peace concluded. Philip concludes a treaty with Hannibal. Eratosthenes flourished. Philip removes Aratus by poison. Birth of Carneades. Death of Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse by the Romans. Treaty between Rome and the Aetolians against Philip. The Romans take Aegina. Philip invades Elis. Philip marches into Peloponnesus to assist the Achaeans. Philopoemen is elected general of the Achaean League, and effects important reforms in the army. 205 202 201 200 197 196 194 192 191 190 189 188 183 182 179 171 168 167 151 149 148 147 146 Philopoemen defeats and slays Machanidas, tyrant of Lacedaemon, at the battle of Mantineia. Death of Chrysippus, who was succeeded by Zeno of Tarsus. The Aetolians make peace with Philip. Philip's treaty with Rome. Nabis, tyrant of Lacedaemon, takes Messene. Philip makes war upon the Rhodians and Attains. Philopoemen, general of the Achaeans, defeats Nabis. Philip takes Chios, and winters in Caria. Philip returns to Macedonia. War between Philip and Rome, which continues till B. c. 197. See the Roman Tables. Aristophanes, the grammarian, flou- rished. Philip defeated at the battle of Cynosce- phalae. Greece declared free by Flamininus at the Isthmian games. Death of Eratosthenes, aet. 80. Philopoemen defeats Nabis, who is aftrr- wards slain by the Aetolians. Lacedaemon is added by Philopoemen to the Achaean League. Antiochus comes into Greece to assist the Aetolians against the Romans. He winters at Chalcis. Antiochus and the Aetolians defeated by the Romans at the battle of Thermopylae. The Romans besiege Amphissa, and grant a truce to the Aetolians. The Romans besiege Ambracia, and grant peace to the Aetolians. Philopoemen again general of the Achaean League, subjugates Sparta, and abrogates the laws of Lycurgus. The Messenians revolt from the Achaean League. They capture and put to death Philopoemen, aet. 70. Polybius, the historian, carries the imi at the funeral of Philopoemen. Death of Philip and accession of Perseus. War between Perseus and Rome, which continues till b. c. 168. See the Roman Tables. Defeat and capture of Perseus by Aemilius Paulus. Division of Macedonia. One thousand of the principal Achaeans are sent to Rome. Polybius is among the Achaean exiles. Return of the Achaean exiles. Andriscus, pretending to be the son of Per- seus, lays claim to the Macedonian throne. Andriscus conquered by Metellus. Macedonia reduced to the form of a Roman province. War between Rome and the Achaeans. Destruction of Corinth by Mummius. Greece becomes a Roman province.
