h A decree of the senate and the Athenians is sent to the Jews, who had proposed alliance through emissaries.
2nd of the Romans, Octavianus Caesar Augustus reigned for 56 years and 6 months; from whom the kings of the Romans are called 'Augusti'
i Cleopatra entered the City with a royal escort. *
1 h Antonius launches a war against Caesar Augustus. *? 9 25 43
k Women who have neither husbands nor children prohibited from the use of litters or pearls, and remain minors for 44 years. *
i Laberius, writer of mimes, dies at Puteoli, in the 10th month after the murder of Caesar.
4 l Nigidius Figulus, a Pythagorean and a magician, dies in exile. *? 6 23 45 k Publius the mime playwright, a Syrian by birth, debuts on the Roman stage. *
(1) Literally "received the fasces."
(2) Cf. Livy 28.11.4 (for 206 BC, not this 41 BC) "et bos in agro Romano locutus." (3) Prior to this page in 'O' the heading always reads 'Consuls'. Thereafter it is 'Romans'.
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a Cicero, in his 64th year, is slain by Herennius and Popilius in his villa at Formiae. * to friendship with him.
a The poet Cornificius died, deserted by the soldiers whom on account of their often fleeing, he calls 'helmeted hares'. His sister was Cornificia, whose notable epigrams survive. *
c According to some, Cicero is killed in his villa at Caieta. b The head of Cicero, with his right hand, placed in front of the Rostra, and next to it the crowned likeness of the soldier Popilius who had slain him. *
b Cassius looted the temple of the Rhodians. *
c Second split of Augustus and Antonius.
d Ovid Naso is born in Abruzzi. 1 * 185th Olympiad
4 d Cornelius Nepos the historical writer is considered important. * 11 28 40
2 e Caius Falcidius, a Tribune of the People, brought in a law 2 against anyone making a legacy in his will so great that it did not leave to the heirs a fourth part of the estate. * 9 26 42
e Antigonus while fighting against the Jews is at length killed. From then on down to the present time the kingship of Jerusalem has been destroyed. Accordingly after him Herod, a foreign prince, and in no way relating to Judea, was installed by the Romans.
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