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Luoyang falls without much resistance to the armies of the Qin , ending the reign of the emperor Zhou Nan Wang . Although a successor was appointed as Dong Zhou Hui Wang , traditionally in Chinese History this is considered the end of the Zhou Dynasty .

First Punic War :

--- In the Battle Of Cape Ecnomus , the Romans under Marcus Atilius Regulus and L. Manlius Volso defeat a Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar and Hanno The Great attempting to stop a Roman invasion of Africa by Marcus Atilius Regulus .

--- In the Battle Of Adys , the Romans under Marcus Atilius Regulus defeat the Carthaginians on North African soil.

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Zhou Nan Wang , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China .