This page relates to the year -225 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

• With Rome, Consul At of Lucius Aemilius Papirius or Pappus and C. (Gaius) Atilius Regulus.

• Invasion of the Italy by the Celtic . Creation of the Gaulle Cisalpine.
• Celtic Victoire with the Battle of Fésiole on the Romans.
• Battle of Télamon: Preceding the Roman offensive, the Boïens call upon the reinforcements of Gallic transalpine, Gésates, and go until Clusium, to 160 km of Rome. The two consular armies of C. Alilius Regulus in North and of L. Aemilius Papus in the South succeed in encircling the Gallic ones and crushing them with the course Télamon, on the septentrional coast of Etrurie. Rome exploits its victory to undertake the systematic conquest of Cisalpine (- 225/-219).
• Rome includes/understands 273  000 mobilizable citizens. On the whole, by counting the Italians (360  000 infantrymen and 44  000 riders), Rome has approximately 700  000 infantrymen and 70  000 riders.

• Cléomène III takes Épidaure.
• Alliance between Aratos de Sicyone and Antigone III Doson against Cléomène III of Sparte.

• Beginning of the reign of Euthydème Ier Greek king of Bactriane.
• Beginning of the reign of Ergaménès, king of Méroé (fine in -200). It controls the valley of the Nile until Iere cataract. He knows the Greek language and builds, in collaboration with Ptolémée IV, a temple with Philae.
• China: The Qin conquers the Wei.

Art & culture

• Theater of Akraï, in Sicily.

• List of the seven wonders of the world, drawn up by the philosopher Philon of Byzance or Alexandria.

Births

Death in -225

• Séleucos II Callinicos king of Syria.