- 390 BC
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Events
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Roman Republic
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July 18 - Brennus, a chieftain of theSenones of theAdriatic coast ofItaly , in the Battle of the Allia, leads an army of CisalpineGauls in their attack onRome . They capture the entire city of Rome except for theCapitoline Hill , which is successfully held against them. However, seeing their city devastated, the Romans attempt to buy their salvation from Brennus. The Romans agree to pay one thousand pounds weight of gold.
*July 18 - While Brennus is arguing over the weight of the gold with the Romans, the exiled dictatorMarcus Furius Camillus appears with an army and refuses to allow him to take the gold. In an initial battle through Rome's streets, the Gauls are ejected from the city and in a second battle away from the city, Camillus defeats the invaders, earning the title of the 'Second Founder of Rome' for saving the city.Egypt
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Pharaoh ofEgypt ,Hakor (Akoris ), concludes a tripartite alliance withEvagoras , king ofCyprus , andAthens .By topic
Architecture
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Aesculapius is built atEpidaurus .Births
* The
Tollund Man (approximate date, based on his being forty years old at the time of death)Deaths
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Andocides , Athenian orator and politician (b.440 BC )
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