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Year '''270 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Clepsina and Blasio''' (or, less frequently, '''year 484 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 270 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Roman Republic|Rome's]] subjugation of [[Italy]] is completed by the recapture of [[Rhegium]] (southern Italy) from the [[Mamertines]] and the defeat of the Brutians, the [[Lucanians]], the [[Calabria]]ns and the [[Samnites]]. The town of Rhegium is then restored by the Romans to its Greek inhabitants.

==== Carthage ====
* [[Ancient Carthage|Carthage]], already in control of [[Sardinia]], southern [[Spain]] and [[Numidia]], is ruled by an oligarchy of [[merchants]] under two [[Shofet|Suffetes]] or chief magistrates. While Carthage's military commanders are strong, the state relies on mercenaries (including [[Spain|Spanish]] ones) for its soldiers.
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== Births ==
* [[Hamilcar Barca]], founder of Barcid Spain and leading Carthaginian general who will fight against Rome in [[Sicily]] and Italy, against the Libyans and the mercenary revolt in [[Africa]], and against the Iberians and Celti-Iberians in [[Spain]] (d. [[228 BC]])
* [[Gnaeus Naevius]], was a Roman epic [[poet]] and [[dramatist]] of the [[Old Latin]] period. (d.[[201 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Arsinoe II of Egypt|Arsinoe II]], queen to [[Lysimachus]], the king of [[Thrace]], and later wife of her brother, King [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] (b. c. [[316 BC]])
* [[Epicurus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement (b. [[341 BC]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Epicurus | access-date=February 24, 2024 | title=Epicurus | first=Carlo | last=Diano | date=February 22, 2024 | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[Marcus Valerius Corvus]], [[Roman Republic|Roman]] hero (b. c. [[370 BC]])
* [[Manius Curius Dentatus]], Roman general, conqueror of the Samnites and victor against Pyrrhus, King of Epirus
* [[Pyrrho]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] philosopher from [[Ancient Elis|Elis]], credited as being the first [[skeptic]] philosopher and inspiration for the school known as [[Pyrrhonism]] (b. c. [[360 BC]]) 
* [[Euclid|Euclid of Alexandria]], Mathematician, considered the "father of geometry", chiefly known for the [[Euclid's Elements|Elements]] treatise, which established the foundations of geometry, has been estimated to die in 270 BC

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