280 BC Chr.
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 Pyrrhus of Epirus lands near Taranto and defeats the Romans in the battle of Heraclea . |
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| 280 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 264/265 (southern Buddhism); 263/264 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the metal snake辛巳 ( at the beginning of the year metal dragon 庚辰) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 124th / 1st year of the 125th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3481/82 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CDLXXIV (474) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 31/32 (turn of the year April); Syria: 32/33 (New Year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
Central Europe
- Celtic migrations to the south : An army of around 85,000 Celts begins a march towards Greece from Pannonia.
- around 280 BC Chr .: The early La Tène period is replaced by the Middle La Tène period .
Western Mediterranean
- Spring - Pyrrhic War : After King Pyrrhos of Epirus had already sent an advance detachment to Taranto last year , he now ends up in Italy with 30,000 men and several war elephants . Samnites and Lucanians join him.
- July - Battle of Heraclea : loss- making Pyrrhic victory of the Tarentine-Epirotian troops over the Romans . Pyrrhus marches towards Rome , but has to turn back at Anagnia .
- In the oldest surviving political speech by a Roman, the blind politician Appius Claudius Caecus explains to a delegation from Pyrrhus led by Cineas that Rome will not submit to Pyrrhus.
- Rome subjugates the Etruscan city of Vulci .
- The Mamertines destroy Gela .
- Hiketas , tyrant of Syracuse , triumphs over Phintias of Akragas . During this campaign, Thynion overthrew him, who was overthrown shortly afterwards by Sosistratos.
- around 280 BC Chr .: The Legio Campana , which was moved from Rome to Rhegium , took possession of the city under their command, Decius Vibellius .
Eastern Mediterranean
- Ptolemaios Keraunos , king of Macedonia, wins a sea battle over the fleet of Antigonos II. Gonatas , son of Demetrios I Poliorketes .
- The Achaean League is founded.
- Nicomedes I becomes ruler in Bithynia .
- around 280 BC BC: The Celts who invaded the Balkans settle in today's Bulgaria around their capital Tylis (exact location unknown).
Culture, science and technology
- around 280 BC Chr .: The Greek doctor Herophilos examines the human anatomy on dissected corpses.
- after 280 BC BC: The first translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek was made in Hellenized Egypt . The work called the Septuagint is said to be the work of 72 translators.
Born
- around 280 BC Chr .: Li Si , Chancellor of the Chinese Empire († 208 BC )
- around 280 BC Chr .: Han Fei , Chinese philosopher of the legalistic school († 233 BC )
Died
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