Dr. Paul Maier mentioned Phlegon in an interview on IssuesEtc (June 16, 2006 3rd hour).
Phlegon is an extra Biblical historian that chronicled the darkness at the time of Christ's crucifixion.
I found his quotes and others which seem to be based on his text at http://www.textexcavation.com/phlegontestimonium.html
He wrote "In the fourth year, however, of Olympiad 202, an eclipse of the sun happened, greater and more excellent than any that had happened before it; at the sixth hour, day turned into dark night, so that the stars were seen in the sky, and an earthquake in Bithynia toppled many buildings of the city of Nicaea. These things [are according to] the aforementioned man."
Dr. Maier said that Phlegon's dating places this event in the 4th month of the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad. This places it at April, 33 AD.
This fits well with the dating of Jesus' crucifixion.
another source which I'll investigate later:
http://www.classicapologetics.com/d/DawsHeathen.pdf
a negative response:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/thallus.html
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