By place Roman Republic •
Third Samnite War: :*
Lucius Postumius Megellus, a consul of the previous year, avoids prosecution after he is appointed legate to consul
Spurius Carvilius Maximus. :* The consul Carvilius captures the city of Amiternum, and consul Lucius Papirius Cursor captures the city of Duronia. :* On the same day that Carvilius storms the major Samnite city of Cominium, Papirius, aided by former consuls
Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens and
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, defeats the 'Linen Legion' in the
Battle of Aquilonia and captures the city of Aquilonia during the Samnite retreat. The Samnites suffer 20,340 killed and 3870 captured in the Battle of Aquilonia and 4880 killed and 11,400 captured in the Siege of Cominium. :* Carvilius captures the towns of Velia, Palumbinum, and, after an initial defeat, Herculaneum, and after fighting the Samnites in the field, Papirius besieges and captures the city of Saepinum. :* Due to renewed hostility among some of the
Etruscans, who are joined by the
Falisci, Carvilius marches to
Etruria, storms the town of Troilum and captures five forts. The Falisci then sue for peace and receive a one-year truce. • The worship of
Aesculapius is introduced from
Epidaurus to Rome in the hope of ending a plague.
Greece • The
Boeotians revolted against
Demetrius Poliorcetes, the King of
Macedon. They received help from the
Aetolians and the
Spartans.
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, led by commander
Bai Qi, wins a decisive victory over the
States of Wei and
Han in the
Battle of Yique. He then captures territories in Han before invading and capturing further territories in Wei. == Births ==