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275 BC. Domino war.
275 BC
The great civil war of Gauls or domino wars.
The king of Sequani Cosgrach, old ally of the Massaliot League died. The Aedui tribe sees an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and gain control over Saone(Arar) river. The Saone River formed part of the border between the hereditary rivals. Each tribe claimed the Saone and the tolls on trade along it.The Sequani controlled access to the Rhone river and had built an oppidum (a fortified town) at Vesontio(Besançon) to protect their interests.
The new king of the Sequani tribe, Dumnorix asked for the help of the Averni and Allobroges tribes, their old allies and fierce rivals of the Aedui. They Aedui by their side, called for help their own allies the Senones and Carnutes tribes. With their southeast borders( Averni) secure, the Pictones tribe finds the opportunity to attack the small tribe of Namnetes and siege Corbillo. The Venetii tribe not wanting the Pictones tribe to conquer the neutral trade city of Corbilo and expand their influence, declare war on Pictones and marched to help Corbilo. A call for help from the Sequani tribe was send to Massaliot League as well. The Massaliot assembly decided to help the Sequani tribe and secure the status quo of the trade in Rhone river. The Massalia tagma and four thousands hellenised Volcae Gauls under the command of strategos Alkaios is send to help.
I forgot the letter a in Massaliot league
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Roman Republic
The great civil war of Gauls or domino wars.
The king of Sequani Cosgrach, old ally of the Massaliot League died. The Aedui tribe sees an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and gain control over Saone(Arar) river. The Saone River formed part of the border between the hereditary rivals. Each tribe claimed the Saone and the tolls on trade along it.The Sequani controlled access to the Rhone river and had built an oppidum (a fortified town) at Vesontio(Besançon) to protect their interests.
The new king of the Sequani tribe, Dumnorix asked for the help of the Averni and Allobroges tribes, their old allies and fierce rivals of the Aedui. They Aedui by their side, called for help their own allies the Senones and Carnutes tribes. With their southeast borders( Averni) secure, the Pictones tribe finds the opportunity to attack the small tribe of Namnetes and siege Corbillo. The Venetii tribe not wanting the Pictones tribe to conquer the neutral trade city of Corbilo and expand their influence, declare war on Pictones and marched to help Corbilo. A call for help from the Sequani tribe was send to Massaliot League as well. The Massaliot assembly decided to help the Sequani tribe and secure the status quo of the trade in Rhone river. The Massalia tagma and four thousands hellenised Volcae Gauls under the command of strategos Alkaios is send to help.
- New military/trade roads builded to connect Massalia with Tolosa and Mesachora.
I forgot the letter a in Massaliot league
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Roman Republic
- When Pyrrhus returns from Sicily, he finds himself vastly outnumbered by a superior Roman army under the command of consulManius Curius Dentatus. After the inconclusive Battle of Beneventum, Roman commander and statesman, Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, negotiates a peace with Pyrrhus, after which Pyrrhus decides to end his campaign in Italy and return to Epirus, which results in the loss of all his Italian holdings.
- Antiochus's alliance with Antigonus II, now fully in possession of Macedonia, is cemented by Antigonus's marriage to Phila, Antiochus's half sister.
- Sersor
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