Rome and the Greek East to the Death of Augustus (Translated Documents of Greece and Rome)

CONTENTS......Page 10
VOLUME EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION......Page 14
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 16
SYMBOLS......Page 19
2 Treaty between Rome and the Aetolian League. 212 or 211 BC.......Page 20
3 M. Aemilius Lepidus and his alleged guardianship of the Boy King Ptolemaios V Epiphanes. 201/200 BC.......Page 21
5 Lampsakos honors its citizen Hegesias. 196/195 BC.......Page 23
6 Statues and other honors for T. Quinctius Flamininus in the
East. After the declaration of Greek freedom at the Isthmian Games
of 96BC......Page 26
7 King Eumenes of Pergamum and the war against King Nabis. 195 BC.......Page 27
8 Letter of the praetor M. Valerius Messalla to the city of Teos. 193 BC.......Page 28
9 The Delians honor P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus. About 193 BC.......Page 29
12 Letter of Manius Acilius Glabrio to the Delphians. Early 190 BC.......Page 30
13 Participation of the Achaians in the battle of Magnesia. 190 BC.......Page 31
14 Letter of L. Cornelius Scipio and his brother to Herakleia in Karia. 190 BC.......Page 32
15 Two letters from the praetor Spurius Postumius and a decree of
the senate. 189 BC for the two letters; the date of the decree is
unknown......Page 33
16 Letter of a consul (C. Livius Salinator?) to the Delphians. 189/188 BC.......Page 34
17 Decree of Elateia honoring the Stymphalians. * About 189 BC.......Page 35
18 The Lycian League and its celebration of the festival of the goddess Roma. About 180 BC.......Page 36
19 Letter to the Delphian Amphictiones about King Perseus. 171/ 170 BC.......Page 37
21 Two decrees of the senate on affairs at Thisbai. 170 BC.......Page 39
22 Argos honors Gnaeus Octavius. 170 BC.......Page 41
23 An Athenian with the Roman army at the battle of Pydna. 168 BC.......Page 42
25 Treaty between Rome and Kibyra. First half of second century BC.......Page 43
26 Envoys from Teos to Rome oppose the encroachment of King Kotys on territory of Abdera. About 166 BC.......Page 44
27 Romans admitted to the Samothracian Mysteries. Second and first centuries.......Page 45
28 Decree of the senate concerning the Sarapieion at Delos. About 164 BC.......Page 46
29 A letter of King Attalus II of Pergamum to the priest in Pessinus. In or soon after 159 BC.......Page 47
30 Treaty between King Pharnakes I of Pontos and the city of Chersonesos. 155 BC.......Page 48
31 Testament of Ptolemaios VIII Euergetes II, leaving his kingdom of Cyrene to the Romans. 155 BC.......Page 49
32 Decree of the senate concerning Ariarathes and the city of Priene. About 155-154 BC or soon afterwards.......Page 50
33 Treaty between Rome and Methymna. Perhaps as early as
154 BC......Page 51
34 A letter of the praetor Marcus Aemilius and a decree of the senate concerning Magnesia and Priene. Middle of second century o......Page 52
35 Destruction of Corinth and new Roman regulations for Greece. 146 BC.......Page 53
37 Conclusion of a letter by a Roman magistrate to the Dionysiac Artists. After 146 BC.......Page 55
38 Decree of the senate concerning Narthakion and Melitaia. 140 BC or earlier.......Page 56
39 Decree of Pergamum on citizenship after the death of Attalus III. 133 BC.......Page 58
40 Decree of the senate concerning the death of King Attalus III.
Probably 133 BC,1 late in the year......Page 59
41 The cult of the goddess Roma in Miletus. About 130 BC.......Page 60
43 The city of Bargylia supplies troops in the war against Aristonicus. 129 BC.......Page 62
44 Decree of Pergamum to celebrate its friendship and alliance with Rome. Probably about 129 BC.......Page 64
45 Decree of the senate concerning Pergamene land. Probably 129 BC.......Page 66
46 Samos honors Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. 129—126 BC.......Page 67
47 Roman negotiatores (businessmen) in the Greek East. Secondand first centuries......Page 68
48 Lete honors M. Annius, quaestor. 119 BC.......Page 70
49 Decree of the senate concerning Phrygia. Either 119 or 116 BC.......Page 72
50 Letter of Q. Fabius Maximus to the city of Dyme. 115 BC?......Page 73
51 Epidauros honors one of its prominent citizens. 112/111 BC.......Page 74
53 Decree of the senate and a treaty with Astypalaia. 105 BC.......Page 75
54 Marcus Antonius transports his fleet across the Isthmus of Corinth. Poem in elegiac couplets (Latin). Each line contains one......Page 77
55 Piracy law(s) from Delphi and Knidos. 101 or 100 BC.......Page 78
56 The rise of Mithridates and his war against the Romans. About 100-87 BC.......Page 85
57 Letter of Q. Mucius Scaevola to Ephesus. 98/97 or 94/93 BC.......Page 87
58 The Organization of Peoples and Tribes in Asia. Early decades of the first century BC.......Page 88
59a Plarasa-Aphrodisias decides to aid the Romans against Mithridates. 88 BC.......Page 89
59b Letter of Q. Oppius to Plarasa-Aphrodisias after the war against Mithridates. Very late in 85 or early in 84 BC.......Page 90
60 Chaeremon of Nysa, friend of the Romans, enemy of Mithridates. 88/87 BC.......Page 91
61 Ephesus declares war against Mithridates. End of 86 or beginning of 85 BC.......Page 92
62 Two letters of Sulla concerning the Dionysiac Artists. About 84 and 81 BC.......Page 93
63 A letter of Sulla to Stratonikeia, followed by a second letter introducing a decree of the senate concerning that city. 81 BC......Page 94
64 A letter of Cn. Cornelius Dolabella to Thasos. 80 BC.......Page 97
65 Decree of the Koinon of Asia. Between 80 and 48 BC.......Page 99
66 Decree of the senate concerning three Greek naval captains. 78 BC.......Page 100
67 P. Servilius Vatia in Cilicia and Isauria. 78-75 BC.......Page 102
69 C. Salluvius Naso honored for his actions against Mithridates. 74-73 BC.......Page 103
70 Oropos and the publicans. 73 BC.......Page 104
71 Roman naval actions during the Third Mithridatic War. 72— 69 BC.......Page 106
72 Antonian law concerning Termessus Maior in Pisidia. 72 or 68 BC.......Page 108
73 Greek city of Mesambria in Thrace placed under a Roman officer. 71 BC.......Page 111
74 Roman businessmen, Roman officials and the debts of a Greek city. 71 BC.......Page 112
75 The Greek East honors Pompey the Great. Between 67 and 62 BC.......Page 114
77 Letter of a Roman official to the conventus (judiciary centers)
of the province of Asia. 51/50 BC (?) or c. 29 BC (?).......Page 115
78 The city of Dionysopolis, King Burebista, and the Romans. 49 or 48 BC.......Page 117
79 Statues of Julius Caesar dedicated in the Greek East after Pharsalus. Fall of 48 BC or soon afterwards.......Page 118
80 Julius Caesar makes concessions to Pergamum. After Pharsalus,48-17 BC......Page 120
82 Envoy from the city of Chersonesos to Julius Caesar and the senate in Rome. 46 BC.......Page 121
83 A letter of Caesar with a copy of a decree of the senate concerning Mytilene. Between April 46 and January/February 45 BC.......Page 122
84 Greek cities honor Brutus the Tyrannicide. 44-43 BC.......Page 123
85 Letter of Marcus Antonius to the Koinon of Asia concerning the Association of Victorious Athletes. 42-11 or 33-32 BC.......Page 124
86 Letters of Octavian concerning Seleukos of Rhosos. Between 42 and 30 BC.......Page 125
87 Letter of Octavian to Plarasa-Aphrodisias concerning documents relevant to the city's status. Fall of 39 BC or 38 BC.......Page 128
88 Marcus Antonius gives foreign territory to Cleopatra, who commemorates the event by adopting a second era. 37—36 BC.......Page 129
89 Coinage of Antonius and Cleopatra. 34-33 BC......Page 130
91 Letter of Octavian to the city of Mylasa. 31 BC.......Page 131
92 Octavian dedicates his camp overlooking the promontory of Actium. 29 BC.......Page 132
94 Preparations in Egypt for a military expedition. A few years after the death of Cleopatra (30 BC).......Page 133
95 Legal decision by Augustus and Agrippa, and a governor's letter to Kyme. 27 BC (for the legal decision).......Page 134
96 An earthquake at Tralles in Asia, and help from Augustus. 26 BC.......Page 136
97 Two decrees of the senate and a treaty with Mytilene. 25 BC.......Page 137
98 M. Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia in the Greek East. 16-13 BC.......Page 139
99 Greek translation of funeral oration given by Augustus for Agrippa. 12 BC.......Page 141
100 Letter of Augustus to the Alexandrians and the proceedings of an embassy. 10 or 9 BC.......Page 142
101 A new calendar for the province of Asia in honor of Augustus. 9BC.......Page 143
102 Five edicts of Augustus and a decree of the senate. 7/6 and 4BC.......Page 146
103 Letter of Augustus to Knidos. Last half of 6 BC.......Page 152
104 Gaius, son of Augustus, is honored at Sardis. 5 BC.......Page 153
105 Oath of loyalty sworn in Paphlagonia to Augustus and his descendants. March 6, 3 BC.......Page 154
106 Roman legionaries guard the government grain during its transportation down the Nile to Alexandria. 2 BC.......Page 155
107 Restoration of sacred writings to the archives of Nysa. 1 BC.......Page 156
108 Letter of a governor of Asia concerning a point of law. About AD 4/5 or soon afterwards.......Page 157
109 Greek athletic contests named in honor of Augustus and his family. About AD......Page 158
110 Early Roman organization of mines and quarries in Egypt. AD 11.......Page 159
111  Minutes of an audience in Rome given by Augustus with his Advisory Board to envoys from Alexandria. First half of AD 13.......Page 160
112 Augustus sets up the final report of his accomplishments in the Greek East. Composed AD 12-14.......Page 161
GLOSSARY......Page 164
APPENDIX I Roman names......Page 173
APPENDIX II Roman consuls......Page 174
Appendix III. Greek and Roman chronology......Page 180
INDEXES......Page 183