The Lantern

Chronicon · Book 1 translated from Latin49

CCEL

196th [5 A.D.] - Pammenes of Magnesia-on-Maeander, stadion race

197th [9 A.D.] - Asiaticus of Halicarnassus, stadion race

198th [13 A.D.] - Diophanes of Prusa [by Mt. Olympus], stadion race

Aristeas of Stratoniceia or (?) Maeander was the seventh after Heracles to win both the wrestling and the pancratium competitions.

[At this time] Tiberius became emperor of the Romans.

199th [17 A.D.] - Aeschines Glaucias of Miletus, stadion race

The four-horse race which had been stopped a long time ago was reinstated, and the winner was Tiberius Caesar.

200th [21 A.D.] - Polemon of Petra, stadion race

201st [25 A.D.] - Damasias of Cydonia, stadion race

202nd [29 A.D.] - Hermogenes of Pergamum, stadion race

203rd [33 A.D.] - Apollonius of Epidaurus, stadion race

204th [37 A.D.] - Sarapion of Alexandria, stadion race

Neicostratus of Aegae was the eighth and last after Heracles to win both the wrestling and the pancratium competitions. [p215] Only eight men between Heracles and our times have achieved this, because after these games the inhabitants of Elis would not award the crown even to those who were capable of it.

[At this time] Gaius became emperor of the Romans.

205th [41 A.D.] - Eubulidas of Laodiceia, stadion race

[At this time] Claudius became emperor of the Romans.

206th [45 A.D.] - Valerius of Mytilene, stadion race

207th [49 A.D.] - Athenodorus of Aegium, stadion race

208th [53 A.D.] - Athenodorus for a second time

[At this time] Nero became emperor of the Romans.

209th [57 A.D.] - Callicles of Sidon, stadion race

210th [61 A.D.] - Athenodorus of Aegium [(?) for a third time], stadion race

211th [65 A.D.] - These games were not held [at the usual time] because Nero postponed them until his visit to Greece. They were held two years later, and Tryphon of Philadelphia won the stadion race. Nero was awarded the crown in the contests for heralds, performers of tragedy and citharodes; and also in the races for chariots drawn by foals, full-grown horses and ten foals.

212th [69 A.D.] - Polites of Ceramus, stadion race

[At this time] Vespasianus became emperor of the Romans.