Year 278 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Luscinus and Papus (or, less frequently...

The siege of Lilybaeum was a military operation of the Pyrrhic War in 278 BC, when an Epirote-Syracusian army led by Pyrrhus of Epirus attempted to capture...

The siege of Syracuse in 278 BC was the last attempt of Carthage to conquer the city of Syracuse. Syracuse was weakened by a civil war between Thoenon...

Macedonia from 281 to 279 BC 278 BC Polyaenus of Lampsacus, Greek mathematician and philosopher and friend of Epicurus (b. c. 340 BC) Qu Yuan, Chinese poet...

the 3rd century BC. The original settlers of Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leogarios and Leonnorios c. 278 BC. They consisted mainly...

lived c. 354 BC – 278 BC, ruled c. 326 BC – 278 BC) was a ruler of Bithynia. He succeeded his father Bas on the throne in about 326 BC and reigned for...

300 BC – c. 255 BC, reigned 278 BC – c. 255 BC), second king of Bithynia, was the eldest son of Zipoetes I, whom he succeeded on the throne in 278 BC. He...

(205–161 BC) Kingdom of Bithynia (complete list) – Zipoetes I Dynast (326–297 BC) King (297–278 BC) Zipoetes II, King (278–276 BC) Nicomedes I, King (278–255...

After 278 BC the Odrysians had a strong competitor in the Celtic Kingdom of Tylis ruled by the kings Comontorius and Cavarus, but in 212 BC they conquered...

Comontorius was a Celtic king in Thrace who in 278 BC founded the kingdom of Tylis, imposing a tribute on the city of Byzantium. His successor on the throne...

The score was 278. The calendar years 278 AD and 278 BC. 278 is the number of several highways in Canada, Japan, and the United States. 278 Paulina is an...

fortification on the site was constructed in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians. The castle was rebuilt or renovated...

formed from the territories conquered from the State of Chu between 280 and 278 BC. General Lian Po of the State of Zhou invades the State of Wei and captures...

Medius, fl. 395 BC Panaetius, c. 615/609 BC Aenesidemus, 498-491 BC Hicetas, c. 347-338 BC Heracleides, fl. 278 BC Cleobulus, 6th century BC Dionysius the...

prisoners even without a ransom. Fabricius was consul a second time in 278 BC, and once again successful against the Samnites, Lucanians and Bruttians...

Qu Yuan (c. 340 BC – 278 BC) was a Chinese poet and aristocrat in the State of Chu during the Warring States period. He is known for his patriotism and...

army of Gauls who attempted to invade and settle in the Greek mainland in 278 BC. After a looting spree and after managing to pass Thermopylae by encircling...

Carthage, as Agathocles had tried a few years before. During the summer of 278 BC, Pyrrhus embarked with his troops and elephants and crossed into Sicily...

Plato, (c. 427 BC-c. 347 BC)[a][b][c][d][e] Polyaenus of Lampsacus, (died 278 BC) Posidonius, (c. 135-51 BC)[d] Prodicus, (c. 450-399 BC)[d] Protagoras...

(343 BC) Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC) Siege of Syracuse (278 BC) By the Roman Republic: Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC), during the Second Punic War against...

repelled the invading Gauls. In the second Gaulish invasion of Greece (278 BC), the Gauls, led by Brennos, suffered heavy losses while facing the Greek...

established his capital Lysimachia here. In 278 BC, Celtic tribes from Galatia in Asia Minor settled in the area. In 196 BC, the Seleucid king Antiochus III seized...

Year 277 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Brutus (or, less frequently...

counsel his king to no avail, and drowned himself in the Miluo River in 278 BC. The Chinese people were grateful for Qu Yuan's talent and loyalty to serve...

this semi-legendary event that the term Pyrrhic victory originates. In 278 BC, Pyrrhus received two offers simultaneously. The Greek cities in Sicily...

a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 3rd m century BC. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states...

Year 276 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Clepsina (or, less frequently...

the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin...

Syracuse after the death of Agathocles (289 BC). They laid siege to Syracuse for the fourth and last time in 278 BC. They retreated at the arrival of king...

Year 281 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Barbula and Philippus (or, less frequently...