Agis king of Sparta put to death for attempting to settle an Agrarian law. About this period flourished Antigonus Carystius, Conon of Samos, Eratosthenes, Apollonius of Perga, Lacydes, Amilcar, Agesilaus the ephor, &c. 241 Plays first acted at Rome, being those of Livius Andronicus 240 Amilcar passes with an army to Spain, with Annibal his son 237 The temple of Janus shut at Rome, the first time since Numa 235 The Sardinian war begins, and continues three years 234 Original manuscripts of Æschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles, lent by the Athenians to Ptolemy for a pledge of 15 talents 233 The first divorce known at Rome, by Spurius Carvilius. Sardinia and Corsica conquered 231 The Roman ambassadors first appeared at Athens and Corinth 228 The war between Cleomenes and Aratus begins, and continues for five years 227 The colossus of Rhodes thrown down by an earthquake. The Romans first cross the Po, pursuing the Gauls, who had entered Italy. About this time flourished Chrysippus, Polystratus, Euphorion, Archimedes, Valerius Messala, C. Nævius, Aristarchus, Apollonius, Philocorus, Aristo Ceus, Fabius Pictor the first Roman historian, Philarchus, Lysiades, Agro, &c. 224 The battle of Sellasia 222 The Social war between the Ætolians and Achæans, assisted by Philip 220 Saguntum taken by Annibal 219 The second Punic war begins, and continues 17 years 218 The battle of the lake Thrasymenus, and next year that of Cannæ, May 21st 217 The Romans begin the auxiliary war against Philip in Epirus, which is continued by intervals for 14 years 214 Syracuse taken by Marcellus, after a siege of three years 212 Philopœmen defeats Machanidas at Mantinea 208 Asdrubal is defeated. About this time flourished Plautus, Archagathus, Evander, Teleclus, Hermippus, Zeno, Sotion, Ennius, Hieronymus of Syracuse, Tlepolemus, Epicydes 207 The battle of Zama 202 The first Macedonian war begins and continues near four years 200 The battle of Panius, where Antiochus defeats Scopas 198 The battle of Cynoscephale, where Philip is defeated 197 The war of Antiochus the Great begins, and continues three years 192 Lacedæmon joined to the Achæan league by Philopœmen 191