293 BC Chr.
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| 293 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 251/252 (southern Buddhism); 250/251 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the earth-dragon 龙 辰 ( at the beginning of the year fire-rabbit 丁卯) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 121st Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3468/69 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CDLXI (461) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 18/19 (turn of April); Syria: 19/20 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
Western Mediterranean
- Battle of Aquilonia: The Third Samnite Wars , the defeat Romans under Lucius Papirius Cursor the Samnites on the road from Campania to Taranto . Further north, the Roman general Carvilius u. a. the taking of Cominium.
- The Faliskers rise up against the Romans and join the Etruscans ; both are defeated by Carvilius.
- Conquest of the Samnite cities of Velia , Palumbinum, Herculaneum and Saepinum by the Romans.
Eastern Mediterranean
- Demetrios I Poliorketes , king of Macedonia and ruler of Athens , wins rule over Thessaly and the Boeotians. At the instigation of the Spartan king Cleonymus , the Thebans rise up against Demetrius, who, however, succeeds in suppressing the rebellion.
- Demetrios I founded Demetrias, named after him, near today's Volos .
Empire of China
- At the time of the Warring States , the Chinese state of Qin won the Battle of Yique over a coalition of Wei and Han .
Religion, culture, disasters
- The consul Lucius Papirius Cursor dedicates the temple dedicated to Quirinus in Rome . The first sundial in Rome is also erected here.
- around 293 BC Chr .: plague epidemic in Rome, which then allows the settlement of Greek doctors in the city. A temple to the god of healing Aesculapius is built on the Tiber Island .