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Roman Republic
★ The
Battle of Aquilonia is fought between the
Roman Republic and the
Samnites, near the current city of
Aquilonia in
Campania (in southern Italy). The Romans, led by the
consuls
Lucius Papirius Cursor and Spurius Carvilius Maximus, are victorious. After the battle, the Samnites flee into the city of Aquilonia and into their camp. The camp is captured and looted by the Romans, while the city is eventually taken, with many of the Samnite survivors being slaughtered in the fighting.
★ Rome suffers from the plague. The worship of
Aesculapius is introduced from
Epidaurus to Rome in the hope of averting the plague.
Persia
★ When an invasion of nomads threatens the eastern possessions of his realm (i.e. between the
Caspian Sea and the
Aral Sea and the
Indian Ocean),
Seleucus hands over the government of these lands west of the
Euphrates to his son
Antiochus. Antiochus is appointed co-regent and commander-in-chief of these territories.
China
★ The
State of Qin wins a decisive victory over the
States of Wei and
Han in the
Battle of Yique.
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