Parker, John Henry: The archaeology of Rome (1,text): I. The primitive fortifications (Oxford [u.a.], 1874)

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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES.

Buildings in Home.
A.U.C. B.C.
701 52 Temples of Isis and Serapis de¬
stroyed by order of the Senate,
and rebuilt outside of the Pomoe-
rium in 711 (Dio,40,47, & 47,15.) i
702 51 The Curia Hostilia burnt, with the
body of Clodius; rebuilt by Faus-
tus, the son of Sylla (Dio, 40,
50). (See a.u.c. 710.) 2
703 50 House of Hortensius on the Pala¬
tine built (afterwards bought by
Augustus) (Suetonius in Octav.
72). 3
706 47 *Forum of Julius Csesar made (Dio,
43, 22). 4
Temple of Venus (Genitrix) in the
Forum of Csesar consecrated
(Dio, 43, 22). 5
A Wooden Amphitheatre made
(Dio, 43, 22).
703 45 *Cireus Maximus, enlarged by Julius
Ceesar, furnished with seats of
honour of Numidian marble, and
seats for 260,000 persons, and a
**street with shops made by the
side of it (Plin. xxxvi. 102). 6
Naumachia made in the Campus
Martius (Dio, 43, 23).

710 43 Curia Hostilia, near the Comitium,
again destroyed, and rebuilt, and
named after Julia (Dio, 47, 19);
finished and consecrated a.u.c.
725(Dio, 51,22). BasilicaJulia(l). 7
A new Temple of Concord begun
(Dio, 44, 4). 8
711 42 Temple of Isis and Serapis ordered
to be rebuilt by the Triumvirs
(Dio, 47, 15). 9
712 41 **A Temple of Mars Ultor built by
Augustus, after having avenged
the assassination of Julius Caesar;
■—consecrated a.u.c. 767, a.d. 14.
(See also a.u.c. 734.) 10
713 35 *Tabularium; the eastern part re¬
built. XI
717 36 Villa Ctesarum ad gallinas,” or
Villa Liviffi ad primam portarn
(Dio, 48, 52 ; Suetonius in Galba,
c. i.; Plinii, Nat. Hist., xv. 40).

718 35 Basilica Pauli zEmilii finished; be¬
gun a.u.c. 698 (Plin. xxxvi. 102).
(Medal). xz
•Theatre of Marcellus begun, fin-
ished b.c. 14 (Plin. vii. 121). 13
The house of Augustus on the
Palatine, which he had roofed in,
dedicated to Apollo, and additions
made (Dio, 49, 15) ; a.u.c. 726)
(ibid., 53, 1). 14

Contemporary Events.
A.U.C. B.C.
54-13 Tibullus, poet.
691 53 Marcus Crassus defeated by the
Parthians.
52-10 Propertius, poet.
702 51 Gaul made into a Roman Province.
50 Lucretius, poet.

703 50 Temple of Quirinus burnt.
704 49 Civil War between Caesar and
Pompey.
Julius Caesar Dictator.
705 48 Pompey defeated at Pharsalia.
C. Valerius Catullus, poet.
The Pomoerium enlarged.
Quintus Cornificius, friend of Ca-
tullus and enemy of Virgil.
47 Caesar subdues Egypt, and confirms
Cleopatra on her throne.
An army of Jews in alliance with
the Romans.
Caesar is reconciled to Pompey.
44 Cornelius Nepos, biographer.
Caius Julius C.lsar assassinated
by Brutus, aged 56.
Aulus Hirtius, historian.
710 43 M. Tullius Cicero, orator and phi¬
losopher, is put to death.
The Second Triumvirate (Octavius,
Antony, and Lepidus).
43 to a.d. 18 Ovid, poet.
Battle of Philippi, M. Junius Brutus
and Cassius defeated.
Cell of Jupiter Capitolinus in the
Temple of Victory struck by
lightning (Dio, 45, 17).
40 C. Asinius Pollio, orator and histor.
L. Cassius Hemina, historian.
Marcus Antonius accompanies Cleo-
patra to Egypt ; returns and
marries Octavia, the sister of
Augustus.
36 Nicolaus Damascenus, Gr. histor.
716 The wooden cottage of Romulus, on
the Palatine, burnt (Dio, 48, 43).
718 Statues placed in the Temple of
Concord by Antony (Dio, 49, 18).
35 Virgil writes his Georgies,
Horace publishes his Satires.
Antony lavishes kingdoms on Cleo-
patra.

Photographs—
3 No. 2250.
4 Nos. 777, 778.
6 Nos. 101, 113, 746, 747.

Photographs—
xx No. 122, 578.
13 No. 171.
x4 Nos. 2249, 2250.