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278 BC
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC - 270s BC - 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC
283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC - 278 BC - 277 BC 276 BC 275 BC 274 BC 273 BC
Events
- Nicomedes I became the first to assume the title of king (c.278 - c.248 BC) of Bithynia. This monarch founded Nicomedia, which soon rose to great prosperity.
- The Gauls broke into Asia Minor, and a victory which Antiochus I Soter won over these hordes is said to have been the origin of his title of Soter (Gr. for "saviour").
- Shouchun (modern Shou County) in central Anhui became a refugee capital for the state of Chu after its heartlands in modern Hubei province were overrun by the powerful state of Qin in the west.
- Philemon wins the Dionysia.
- Fabricius Luscinus became consul for a second time.
Births
Deaths
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