245 BC Chr.
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The Greek poet Aratos von Soloi dies. |
Eratosthenes becomes the librarian of Alexandria . |
245 BC Chr. In other calendars | |
Buddhist calendar | 299/300 (southern Buddhism); 298/299 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the fire dragon丙辰 ( at the beginning of the year wood rabbit 乙卯) |
Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 133rd Olympiad |
Jewish calendar | 3516/17 |
Roman calendar | from urbe condita DIX (509) |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 66/67 (New Year April); Syria: 67/68 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
Ancient Greece
- Aratos of Sicyon becomes strategist of the Achaean League . The federal government then leads a campaign against Lokris .
- The Boeotians under their general Aboiokritos are subject to the Aitolian League at Chaironeia ; Aboiocritus is killed.
- Alexandros of Corinth is poisoned; Antigonus II Gonatas wins Corinth back by marrying Alexander's widow Nikea to his heir Demetrios . He stationed a garrison there under Persaios .
Egypt / Seleucid Empire
- Ptolemy III , King of Egypt , returns to Egypt from his Syrian campaign in the Third Syrian War to put down social unrest there.
- Seleucus II , ruler of the Seleucid Empire , regains Mesopotamia from the Egyptians.
Western Mediterranean
- Foundation of a Latin colony in Fregenae near Ostia
science and technology
- Eratosthenes succeeds Apollonios of Rhodes as head of the Alexandria library .
Born
- Ptolemy IV , Egyptian Pharaoh († 204 BC )
- 246/245 BC Chr .: Arsinoë III. , Egyptian queen († 204 BC )
Died
- Aratos von Soloi , Greek author (* around 310 BC )
- Aribazos , governor of the Seleucids
- Alexandros of Corinth , Macedonian governor in Greece