- 225 BC
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* A coalition of Cisalpine Gallic tribes (
Taurini , Taurisces,Insubres ,Lingones , Salasses, Agones, andBoii ), reinforced by large numbers of Transalpine adventurers calledGaesatae (Gaesati), invadeItaly . Avoiding the Romans atAriminum , the Gauls cross the Apennines intoEtruria , plunder the country.
* To meet this invasion, the Romans call on theInsubres ' enemies, theAdriatic Veneti , the Patavini, and the Cenomani, who rapidly mobilise defensive forces. These armies are placed under the command ofconsul sLucius Aemilius Papus and Gaius Atilius Regulus. After theBattle of Faesulae (nearMontepulciano ) between the Gauls and a Roman army in which the Romans lose many men, the combined Roman forces succeed in outmaneuvering the Gauls and force the invaders towards the coast ofTuscany .eleucid Empire
* Seleucus III takes up the task of reconquering
Pergamum inAnatolia from Attalus. However,Andromachus , the first general whom he sends, is decisively defeated and captured by Attalus.China
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state of Qin conquers thestate of Wei .Births
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