-237

This page relates to the year -237 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Beginning of the reign of Prusias Ier the Lame one, king of Bithynie (or -228, end in -183). It carries out the war against Byzance and Pergame.
Victoire of Attale Ier with the Caïque on the Gallates.

With Rome, Consul At of L. Cornelius L.f. Lentulus Caudinus, Q. Fulvius M.f. Flaccus.
Treated between Rome and Carthage devoting the abandonment of the Sardinia and the Corsica . Carthage must pour 1200 talents additional allowances.
Rome must organize several military forwardings between -237 and -227 to pacify the Sardinia and the Corsica , which joined together in the same district, receives the provincial organization.

the creation of the first provinces, Sicily in -241, Sardinia-Corsican in -237, involves the creation of governors, covered imperium complete-soldier, civilian, legal-that the absence of colleagues, the distance of Rome and the extent of their attributions equip with extremely broad prerogatives. The Senate, against the individual ambitions, has means however: it indicates the consular provinces, right which allows him, by attribution of secondary provinces, to thwart the sights of the magistrates considered to be dangerous. It supremely fixes military manpower and the budget amount whose each governor can lay out. By the extension, which it can accept or refuse, it holds the magistrates and the promagistrats. The civic army remains attached to the mode and the military chiefs cannot count there for their personal projects.

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