270s BC

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  • 279 BC: Celts invade Greece and plunder the sanctuary of Delphi.
  • 279 BC: King Pyrrhus I of Epirus (318 BC -272 BC) wins the battle of Asculum ( the so-called Pyrrhic victory ).
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