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240 BC

The Massaliot League federal council, furious by the actions of the new king of Allobroges, decides an invasion in their lands . An army of three tagmata(a total of twenty thousands troops) under strategos Hermolaos march against them.

By place

Bosporan Kingdom

The new king of the Bosporan kingdom, Spartokos V( Spartocids hellenized Thracian dynasty) continued to expand his kingdom like his father Pairisades II. In two successful campaigns in 240-238 BC he conquered lands in the west from Scythian tribes and in the east from Sarmatian tribes.




Rome

• After a successful expedition under Consul Tuditanus, Rome conquered the lands of Boii tribe in North Italy.

South Italy

The Megálē Hellás League.

• A new loose League/Alliance, inspired from Massaliot League, formed between Syracuse and Magna Graecia Greek cities to deal with Epirus

• The Samnite vassal of Epirus in South Italy also declared independence and allied with Megálē Hellás League.

Northwest Africa/Carthage-Barcid Kingdom

• After the Numidian mercenary leader Narawas defects to Hamilcar Barca, Numidian reinforcements (about 2,000 men) help him defeat the Carthaginians. Hamilcar pardons his captured prisoners, accepting into his army anyone who will fight Carthage, and exiling anyone who will not.

Greece

• In Crete the Ptolemaic army defeats the Epirus army in a major pitch battle*. Key role to the Ptolemaic victory was the new artillery divisions of the Ptolemaic army.

*Epirus and allies: twenty two thousands - Ptolemaic empire: twenty thousands.

• In a battle near Argos the Spartan army defeats the Achaean League army.

Seleucid empire

• Antiochus II sees the war between Epirus and Ptolemaic empire as the the perfect opportunity to invade the Ptolemaic lands in Syria.