12-12-2012, 07:59 AM
I am trying to establish whether I have all the references to Rome’s founding dates.
Dionysius (1 74-75) states that Timaeus of Sicily has Rome’s inauguration occurring in the 38th year before the first Olympiad. Dionysius has Lucius Cincius Alimentus giving the founding of Rome to the fourth year of the 12th Olympiad, Quintus Fabius Pictor to the first year of the 8th Olympiad and Porcius Cato, 432 years after the Trojan War.
Paterculus (1 8 4) gives Rome’s founding date as occurring 437 years after the Trojan War. Censorinus (The Birthday Book 21 6), Cicero (De Divinatione 2 47 98) and Plutarch (Romulus 12 1-18), (Numa 3 4) have the city founded on the festival of the Parilia or 21st April 753 BC. Plutarch (Romulus 12 7) and Solinus (De Mirabilibus Mundi, 1 18) also claims that Rome was founded on the ninth day of the month Pharmuthi, which corresponds to the 4th October 753 BC.
Have I missed any references?
Thank you in advance
Steven
Dionysius (1 74-75) states that Timaeus of Sicily has Rome’s inauguration occurring in the 38th year before the first Olympiad. Dionysius has Lucius Cincius Alimentus giving the founding of Rome to the fourth year of the 12th Olympiad, Quintus Fabius Pictor to the first year of the 8th Olympiad and Porcius Cato, 432 years after the Trojan War.
Paterculus (1 8 4) gives Rome’s founding date as occurring 437 years after the Trojan War. Censorinus (The Birthday Book 21 6), Cicero (De Divinatione 2 47 98) and Plutarch (Romulus 12 1-18), (Numa 3 4) have the city founded on the festival of the Parilia or 21st April 753 BC. Plutarch (Romulus 12 7) and Solinus (De Mirabilibus Mundi, 1 18) also claims that Rome was founded on the ninth day of the month Pharmuthi, which corresponds to the 4th October 753 BC.
Have I missed any references?
Thank you in advance
Steven
