278 BC

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Year '''278 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Luscinus and Papus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 476 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 278 BC for this year has been used since the early [[Middle Ages|medieval period]], when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.attalus.org/bc3/year278.html |title=278 B.C. - events and references - Attalus.org}}</ref>

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Seleucid Empire ====
* After their defeats in [[Greece]], the [[Gaul]]s move into [[Asia Minor]]. The Seleucid king [[Antiochus I Soter|Antiochus]] wins a major battle over the Gauls leading to his being given the title of Soter (Greek for "saviour"). The Gauls settle down to become the "Galatians" and are paid 2,000 [[Talent (weight)|talents]] annually by the Seleucid kings to keep the peace.
* [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonus]] concludes a peace with Antiochus who surrenders his claim to [[Macedon]]ia. Thereafter Antigonus II's foreign policy is marked by friendship with the Seleucids.
* [[Nicomedes I of Bithynia|Nicomedes I]] becomes the first ruler of [[Bithynia]] to assume the title of king. He founds the city of [[Nicomedia]], which soon rises to great prosperity.

==== Sicily ====
* The [[Carthage|Carthaginians]] seize an opportunity to interfere in a quarrel between [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] and [[Agrigentum]] and besiege Syracuse. The Syracusans ask for help from [[Pyrrhus of Epirus|Pyrrhus]] and Pyrrhus transfers his army there.
* On his arrival in Sicily, Pyrrhus' forces win battles against the Carthaginians across Sicily. Pyrrhus conquers almost all of Sicily except for Lilybaeum ([[Marsala]]).
* Pyrrhus is proclaimed king of Sicily. He plans for his son Helenus to inherit the kingdom of Sicily and his other son [[Alexander II of Epirus|Alexander]] to inherit [[Italy]].

==== China ====
* The heartland of the [[State of Chu]] in the modern [[Hubei]] province is overrun by the powerful state of [[Qin (state)|Qin]] from the west under [[Bai Qi]]'s leadership. Sailing down the [[Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)|Han river]] from [[Shu (state)|Bashu]], Bai Qi captures Ying - the capital of Chu - as well as Yiling, and his army reaches as far as Jingling. Bai Qi is honoured as Lord Wu'an (武安君; literally: Lord of Martial Peace). The Chu government moves to the east, occupying various temporary capitals until settling in [[Shouchun]] in 241 BC.<ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Basic Annals of Qin, Section: Bai Qi}}</ref>
* [[Qu Yuan]] writes the poem "[[Lament for Ying]]" after the fall of the capital of Chu.
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== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[Polyaenus of Lampsacus]], Greek mathematician and philosopher and friend of [[Epicurus]] (b. c. [[340 BC]])
* [[Qu Yuan]], Chinese poet from southern [[Chu (state)|Chu]] who lived during the [[Warring States period]]. His works are mostly found in an anthology of poetry known as [[Chu Ci]] (b. c. [[340 BC]])

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