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1364 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF Coss. Ser. Sulpicius Galba. L. Aurelius Cotta. Fabius continues in Spain as proconsul. Coss. Ap. Claudius Pulcher. Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. Commencement of the Numantine war. The consul Metellus commands in Nearer Spain, to carry on the war against the Numantines. The praetor Q. Pompeius con- tinues in Further Spain, to carry on the war against Viriathus and the Lusitanians. Metellus prosecutes the war with success, but Pompeius is defeated by Viriathus. Another pretender in Macedonia defeated and slain. Coss. L. Caecilius Metellus Calvus. Q. Fabius Maximus Servilianus. Censs. P. Cornelius Scipio Afncanus (Aemi- lianus). L. Mummius Achaicus. Q. Metellus continues in Nearer Spain as proconsul. The consul Servilianus in Further Spain carries on war against Viriathus. The citizens at the census are 328,442. M. Antonius, the orator bom. Fannius the historian, serves in Spain. Coss. Cn. Servilius Caepio. Q. Pompeius. Fabius Servilianus remains as proconsul in Further Spain: is defeated by Viriathus and makes a peace with him, which is rati- fied by the senate. The consul Pompeius succeeds Metellus in Nearer Spain: his unsuccessful campaign. Coss. C. Laelius Sapiens. Q. Servilius Caepio. Caepio succeeds Fabius in Further Spain, re- news the war with Viriathus and treacher- ously causes his assassination. Pompeius continues as proconsul in Nearer Spain ; is defeated by the Numantines and makes a peace with them, but afterwards denies that he did so. Crassus, the orator, born. Attius, aet. 30, and Pacuvius, aet. 80, both exhibit in this year. Coss. Cn. CalpurniuS Piso. M. Popillius Laenas. Caepio remains as proconsul in Further Spain. The consul Popillius succeeds Pompeius in Nearer Spain. Coss. P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio. D. Junius Brutus (Callaicus). The consul Brutus succeeds Caepio in Fur- ther Spain ; he subdues Lusitania. Po- pillius remains as consul in Nearer Spain, and is defeated by the Numantines. Coss. M. Aemilius Lepidus Porcina. C. Hostilius Mancinus. Abd. Brutus remains in Further Spain as pro- consul, and completes the subjugation of Lusitania. The consul Mancinus succeeds Popillius in Nearer Spain ; he is defeated by the Numantines, and makesapeace with them, which the senate refuses to ratify. Coss. L. Furius Philus. Sex. Atilius Serranus. Censs. Ap. Claudus Pulcher. Q. Fulvius Nobilior. B.C. I 135 134 133 132 131 130 129 128 127 126 125 Bratus remains in Further Spain as procon- sul, and subdues the Gallaeci. The pro- consul Lepidus, who had succeded Man- cinus in Nearer Spain, is defeated by the Vaccaei. The citizens at the census are 323,923. Coss. Ser. Fulvius Flaccus, Q. Calpurnius Piso. The consul Piso succeeds Lepidus in Nearer Spain, but carries on the war without success. The consul Flaccus defeats the Vardaei in Illyricum. Coss. P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemi- lianus II. C. Fulvius Flaccus. Scipio is elected consul to end the Numantine war. He receives Nearer Spain as liis province, and carries on the war with vigour. Servile war in Sicily : the consul Fulvius sent against the slaves. Sempronius Asellio, the historian, served at Numantia. Coss. P. Mucins Scaevola. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. Numantia taken by Scipio and destroyed. The consul Scipio defeats the slaves in Sicily. Tib. Gracchus, tribune of the plebs, his legislation and murder. Coss. P. Popillius Laenas. P. Rupilius. End of the Servile war in Sicily. Return and triumph of Scipio. Coss. P. Licinius Crassus Mucianus. L. Valerius Flaccus. Censs. Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. Q. Pompeius Rufus. The consul Crassus carries on war with Aristonicus in Asia. The affairs of Sicily settled by Rupilius, the proconsul. C. Papirius Carbo, tribune of the plebs, brings forward laws which are opposed by Scipio Africanus and the aristrocracy. Both censors plebeians, for the first time. The citizens are 317,823. Coss. C. Claudius Pulcher Lentulus. M. Perperna. Aristonicus defeats and slays Crassus. He is defeated and taken prisoner by the con- sul Perperna. Coss. C. Sempronius Tuditanus. M'. Aquillius. The consul Aquillius succeeds Perperna in Asia. Aristonicus put to death. The consul Sempronius carries on war against the lapydes. Death of Scipio Africanus at the age of 56. Coss. Cn. Octavius. T. Annius Luscus Rufus. Coss. L. Cassius Longinus Ravilla. L. Cornelius Cinna. Coss. M. Aemilius Lepidus. L. Aurelius Orestes. The consul Aurelius puts down a rebellion in Sardinia. C. Gracchus goes to Sardinia as quaestor. M. Junius Pennus, tribune of the plebs, carries a law ordering all auens to quit Rome. The Ludi Saeculares cele- brated for the fourth time. Coss. M. Plautius Hypsaeus. M. Fulvius Flaccus.