Roman Republic - Pyrrhus went to Sicily
Time: 278 BC
Place: Reggio Calabria, Italy
Details: During his second consulship, after Pyrrhus went to Sicily, Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, is sent against the rebel garrison at Rhegium. He seizes the city and restores it to its people. The surviving rebels are taken to Rome and executed for treason.
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