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276 BC

The Aquitani lands are officially annexed by the Massaliot League with the exception of Ausci tribe. Ausci are now a vassal of the Massaliot league. A new city, Therma, was founded in modern day Dax to control the area of Aquitaini tribes. Therma was founded around the source of hot water and the presence of hot water was really appreciated from the Greeks. Hot bathing was considered an extremely healthy and refreshing experience in ancient Greece.

• A new gymnasium is built in Therma by the palaioi company.

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Egypt

• The first of the Syrian Wars starts between Egypt's Ptolemy II and Seleucid emperor Antiochus I Soter. The Egyptians invade northern Syria, but Antiochus defeats and repels his opponent's army.

Sicily

• Pyrrhus negotiates with the Carthaginians to end the fighting between them in Sicily. The Carthaginians are inclined to come to terms with Pyrrhus, but he demands that Carthage abandon all of Sicily and make the Libyan Sea the boundary between Carthage and the Greeks. Meanwhile, he begins to display despotic behaviour towards the Sicilian Greeks and soon Sicilian opinion moves against him. Therefore, fearing that his successes in Sicily may lead him to become the despot of their country, the Syracusans ask Pyrrhus to leave Sicily. He does so, and returns to the Italian mainland, noting that he expects Sicily to be a "fair wrestling ring" for Carthage and Rome.