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883:, 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 (ๆญฆๅฎ‰ๅ›; literally: Lord of Martial Peace). The Chu government moves to the east, occupying various temporary capitals until settling in 777:
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
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On his arrival in Sicily, Pyrrhus' forces win battles against the Carthaginians across Sicily. Pyrrhus conquers almost all of Sicily except for Lilybaeum (
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Pyrrhus is proclaimed king of Sicily. He plans for his son Helenus to inherit the kingdom of Sicily and his other son
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Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Basic Annals of Qin, Section: Bai Qi
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concludes a peace with Antiochus who surrenders his claim to
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became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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and besiege Syracuse. The Syracusans ask for help from
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seize an opportunity to interfere in a quarrel between
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