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Year of the Earth Rat戊子( at the beginning of the year fire - pig丁亥)

Syria: 39/40 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Mediterranean

  • A Roman embassy consul Fabius Maximus under Gurges travels to Ptolemy II to establish diplomatic relations with Egypt.
  • The Etruscan city of Caere closes with the Romans peace.
  • Rome built in Paestum and Cosa in Etruria Latin colonies. Elea also agrees with the Romans.
  • Pyrrhus of Epirus I. Antigonus II Gonatas makes the Macedonian throne in dispute and falls into Macedonia. Pyrrhus succeeds in taking Aegae; Antigonus is forced to flee.
  • Pyrrhus appoints his son Ptolemy, who had remained in Taranto, from Greece. The Tarentines are now placed permanently in the fight against the Romans themselves.

Imperial China

  • The State of Qin wins Huayang about a coalition of Wei and Zhao.

Born

  • Kōgen, legendary emperor of Japan

Died

April 2014 List of centuries 1st century BC 300s BC (decade) 280s BC 270s BC 250s BC 240s BC 283 BC 277 BC 269 BC 263 BC Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Olympiad Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus Velia Qin (state) Zhao (state)
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