-275

This page relates to the year -275 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

In China, victory of Zhaoxiang (Bye-siang), king of Qin, on Wei (40 000 decapitated soldiers).

With Rome, Consul At of Manius Curius Dentatus (for the second time) and Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus. Fabricius Luscinus, critic.

Pyrrhus goes towards the Campanie. The Roman army of Curius Dentatus bars to him the road with Maleventum which will become Bénévent in -268. The Roman troops make rain a rain of feature on the elephants which are turned over on the battalions of Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus, overcome, regains Tarente, then under pretext of go to seek reinforcements, the Épire (he dies in Argos in -272 at the time of a street battle). Its lieutenant, Milon, continue to occupy the citadel of Tarente with important forces.

the Ligue étolienne occupies the Épire and pushes back the Celtes Greece. Consequently, the Phocidiens and the Étolie NS take again share with the Amphictyonie.

the Galates invade Asia Mineure (Galatie): a quota of the army of Brennos puts at the service Nicomède I {{er}} of Bithynie, which installs them in a territory between its kingdom and that of Antiochos I {{er}} of Syria. This establishment brings disorders and causes ceaseless hostilities. Gallates are driven out towards the area of the high plateaus, the poorest part of Asia Mineure. They terrorize the cities neighborhood, of which Gordion. Towards -240, they are integrated in the hellenistic businesses of the States and attack even Pergame. The king Attale I {{er}} inflicts several defeats to them. Very hellenized, moved away from their grounds, they constitute a minority which would have, according to the ancient sources, preserved the Celtic language and traditions.

the child with the goose , statue of the sculptor Boéthos of Chalcédoine.
international Festival of the Nikèphoria to Pergame.
the poet sicilen Théocrite writes two poems on the love of Polyphème for Galatée, which prefers Acis to him.

Pyrrhon, Philosophe Greek, born with Elect in -365. Founder of the skepticism, it denies the possibility for the man of reaching the truth and recommends the doubt. He would have met the gymnosophist (naked sophist) Calanos, wise income of India with Alexandre.
Archidamos IV, king of Sparte.
Chânakya, Brâhmane and Indian thinker (approximate date).
Shen CAD, Chinese philosopher (approximate date).

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