291 BC Chr.
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| 291 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 253/254 (southern Buddhism); 252/253 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the metal horse 庚午 ( at the beginning of the year earth-serpent 己巳) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 122nd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3470/71 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CDLXIII (463) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 20/21 (turn of the year April); Syria: 21/22 (turn of the year October) |
Events
- During the Third Samnite War , the Romans stationed a 20,000-strong garrison in Venusia . The Via Appia is extended beyond Capua to Venusia; the city controls the area between the Samnites and Taranto .
Died
- 292/291 BC Chr .: Menandros , Greek poet (* 342/341 BC)