By place Anatolia •
Attalus I of Pergamon wins the
Battle of the Harpasus in western Anatolia.
Illyria • The
First Illyrian War started when the
Roman Senate dispatched an army under the command of the
consuls
Lucius Postumius Albinus and Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus to
Illyria.
Rome forced the withdrawal of Illyrian garrisons in the Greek cities of
Epidamnus,
Apollonia,
Corcyra and
Pharos and establishes a protectorate over these Greek towns. • The Illyrian tribe of the Ardiaei is subdued by the Romans. • The King of
Macedonia,
Demetrius II, dies. His nephew,
Antigonus III comes to the Macedonian throne as regent for his half-cousin and the future king
Philip V, who is only ten years old. • Concerned at Rome's expansion, Antigonus III pursues a policy of befriending the Illyrians, even though the Greeks in the region support Rome in quelling the Illyrian pirates. • The involvement of Rome in Illyria led to the establishment of friendly relations between Rome and the enemies of Macedonia: the
Aetolian League and
Achaean League, which approve the suppression of Illyrian piracy. •
Aratus of Sicyon brings
Argos into the Achaean League and then helps liberate
Athens. This brings Aratus into conflict with
Sparta.
China • The
Qin general
Wang Jian launches a three-pronged invasion of the
state of Zhao but is hindered by the Zhao general
Li Mu. • The Zhao Prime Minister Guo Kai, influenced by the machinations of Qin, executes Li Mu. == Births ==