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| 277 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 267/268 (southern Buddhism); 266/267 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the wood monkey 甲申 ( at the beginning of the year water sheep 癸未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 125th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3484/85 |
| Roman calendar | ab urbe condita CDLXXVII (477) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 34/35 (turn of April); Syria: 35/36 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Eastern Mediterranean
- Antigonus II Gonatas ascends the throne of Macedonia as the successor of Sosthenes . After two years of largely anomie with frequently changing kings as a result of the Celtic invasion , Antigonus succeeds in restoring Macedonian rule. Near Lysimacheia he triumphs over the Celts.
Western Mediterranean
- Pyrrhos I conquered the Carthaginian possessions in Sicily and finally stormed the fortress Eryx in the west of the island. The Carthaginians only hold the city of Lilybaeum . The Sicilian Mamertines are also struck by Pyrrhus.
- The Romans conquer the city of Croton .
Died
- Sosthenes , King of Macedon