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Nicomedes I became the first to assume the title of king (c.278 - c. 248 BC ) of Bithynia . This monarch founded Nicomedia , which soon rose to great prosperity.

The Gauls broke into Asia Minor , and a victory which Antiochus I Soter won over these hordes is said to have been the origin of his title of Soter (Gr. for "saviour").

Shouchun (modern Shou County) in central Anhui became a refugee capital for the state of Chu after its heartlands in modern Hubei province were overrun by the powerful state of Qin in the west.

Philemon wins the Dionysia .

Fabricius Luscinus became consul for a second time.

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Polyaenus Of Lampsacus Greek mathematician and philosopher.

Qu Yuan , Early Chinese poet (c. 340 -278 BC).