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List of political entities in the 3rd century BC (334 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sovereign state Achaea – Achaean League (from 280 BC)[disputed – discuss] Adena Aetolia – Aetolian League Albania – Kingdom of Albania Ardiaean Kingdom

Ariarathes II of Cappadocia (169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ariarathes II (Ancient Greek: Ἀριαράθης, Ariaráthēs; ruled 301–280 BC), satrap and king of Cappadocia, son of Holophernes, fled into Armenia after the

Ariaramnes of Cappadocia (355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ariyāramna, Greek: Ἀριάμνης), was the Ariarathid king of Cappadocia from 280 BC to 230 BC. He was the son and successor of Ariarathes II. Ariaramnes' name

Bilistiche (589 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bilistiche (Greek: Βιλιστίχη; born c. 280 BC) or Belistiche was a Hellenistic courtesan of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and winner of the 264 BC Olympic Games

Gradistë belt-plate (208 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

decorative belt-plate dates from the early 3rd century BC around the year 280 BC. It depicts Illyrian warriors in combat both on foot and on horseback with

Stilpo (1,355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Stilpo or Stilpon (Ancient Greek: Στίλπων, Stílpōn; c. 360 – c. 280 BC), in Latin sources also Stilbo or Stilbon, was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian

Monounios (1,718 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

son, Ptolemy Epigonos, against Ptolemy Ceraunos, most likely from spring 280 BC until at least the early 279 BC. A helmet with the inscribed name of the

List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC (1,829 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kingdom of Cappadocia (complete list) – Ariarathes II, Suzerain King (301–280 BC) Ariamnes II, King (280–230 BC) Ariarathes III, King (255–220 BC) Ariarathes

Demetrius of Phalerum (1,807 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

or Demetrius Phalereus; Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC) was an Athenian orator originally from Phalerum, an ancient port of Athens

Ptolemy Ceraunus (1,814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

brothers. This war seems to have occupied Ptolemy Ceraunus for most of 280 BC. In January or February 279 BC, perhaps taking advantage of the ongoing

Tiberius Coruncanius (642 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tiberius Coruncanius (died c. 243 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 280 BC. During his consulship he led Roman forces north against the Etruscan Volsinii

Philo of Byzantium (1,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Byzantium (Ancient Greek: Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος, Phílōn ho Byzántios, c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC), also known as Philo Mechanicus (Latin for "Philo the Engineer")

List of monarchs of Cappadocia (302 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Black Sea, and proclaimed Kingdom in circa 281 BCE. Ariarathes II, 301–280 BC Ariamnes II, 280–230 BC Possibly continuing a while under weak Seleucid

Colossus of Rhodes (3,958 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate

Demodamas (200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

under Seleucus I Nicator and Antiochus I Soter. Around 294–293 and 281–280 BC, Demodamas served as the satrap of the Seleucids in Bactria and Sogdiana

Aristarchus of Samos (2,827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Greece. According to Ptolemy, Aristarchus observed the summer solstice of 280 BC. Vitruvius writes that Aristarchus built two different sundials: one a flat

Chares of Lindos (406 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(/ˈkɛəriːz/; Ancient Greek: Χάρης ὁ Λίνδιος, gen.: Χάρητος; before 305 BC – c.280 BC) was a Greek sculptor born on the island of Rhodes. He was a pupil of Lysippos

Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (974 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dromichaetes (Ancient Greek: Δρομιχαίτης, romanized: Dromichaites; c. 300 – c. 280 BC) who was a king of the Getae on both sides of the lower Danube (present

Mamertines (879 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

remained. They played a major role in the lead-up to the First Punic War. In 280 BC, the Syracusans appealed to King Pyrrhus of Epirus for help against the

Ledra (318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

consolidated with other such kingdoms to form stronger territorial units. In 280 BC, Ledra became Leukotheon while the Byzantines started referring to it as

Polybolos (774 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mechanism, before it was abandoned in favor of torsion. Philo of Byzantium (c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC) encountered and described a weapon similar to the polybolos

Zenodotus (770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the first two Ptolemies, and was at the height of his reputation about 280 BC. Zenodotus was the first superintendent of the Library of Alexandria and

List of ancient Greek tyrants (2,617 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Theomestor, after 480 BC Kaios (father of Duris), after 322 BC Duris, c. 300-280 BC Theron, 6th/5th century BC Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC Euryleon of Sparta

Publius Valerius Laevinus (421 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Publius Valerius Laevinus was Roman consul in 280 BC. A patrician, his plebeian colleague was Tiberius Coruncanius. During his consulship he was assigned

Sostratus of Cnidus (143 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (c. 280 BC), on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, Egypt. This claim is disputed

Appius Claudius Caecus (1,894 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Appius Claudius Caecus (fl. c. 312–279 BC) was a statesman and writer from the Roman Republic. He is best known for two major building projects: the Appian

List of ancient Greek poets (2,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about 280 BC Alexandrian Pleiad is the name given to a group of seven Alexandrian poets

Brennus (3rd century BC) (1,204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

city-states and was cut down to a remaining band that fled from Greece. In 280 BC a great army, comprising about 85,000 warriors, coming from Pannonia and

History of the world's tallest buildings (3,701 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

instance, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was completed in approximately 280 BC, has been estimated to have been 100 m (330 ft) tall, but its true height

Pharae (276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

major cities which spearheaded the restoration of the Achaean League in 280 BC. In an event called the Social War (220–217 BC), it suffered from various

Coruncania gens (1,019 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prominence was Tiberius Coruncanius, a novus homo who became consul in 280 BC, and dictator in 246. According to Cicero, Tiberius Coruncanius was a native

Dromichaetes (1,807 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dromichaetes - Δρομιχαίτης King of Getae Reign c. 300 – c. 280 BC Died c. 280 BC Burial Sveshtari, Bulgaria Spouse a daughter of Lysimachus

Xenokrates of Sicyon (135 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Xenokrates of Athens or of Sicyon (Greek: Ξενοκράτης; fl. c. 280 BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor and writer, and one of the world's first art historians

Aegium (619 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Eventually, the Achaean League was refounded by the cities of Dyme and Patras in 280 BC, and the citizens of Aegium, taking courage to expel the Macedonian garrison

Battle of Asculum (2,440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

battle took place during the Pyrrhic War, after the Battle of Heraclea of 280 BC, which was the first battle of the war. There currently exist accounts of

Sositheus (254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sositheus (Ancient Greek: Σωσίθεος, c. 280 BC), a Greek tragic poet from Alexandria Troas, was a member of the Alexandrian "pleiad". He must have resided

Ladas of Aegium (46 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race of the 125th Olympiad (280 BC). Olympic winners of the Stadion race Eusebius of Caesarea, Chronicle [1]

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (3,983 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Colossus of Rhodes was the last of the seven to be completed, after 280 BC, and the first to be destroyed, by an earthquake in 226/225 BC. It was therefore

Areus I (5,898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Fifth Sacred War (281–280 BC), with the hypothetical allies of Sparta, and Areus' plan to take Corinth.

Acichorius (137 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was one of the leaders of the Gauls, who invaded Thrace and Macedonia in 280 BC. He and Brennus commanded the division that marched into Paionia. In the

Lucius Aemilius Barbula (453 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

forestalled by use of Tarentine captives as human shields. The next year, 280 BC, saw his command in southern Italy prorogued pro consule. His efforts in

Ariarathid dynasty (223 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dynasty of Iranian origin. Ariarathes I 331 – 322 BC Ariarathes II 301 – 280 BC Ariaramnes 280 – 230 BC Ariarathes III 255 – 220 BC Ariarathes IV 220 –

Tectosages (420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

confederation of the Volcae. During the Gallic invasion of the Balkans, c. 280 BC, a branch of the Volcae Tectosages, returning from Delphi, split from the

Leontophoros (526 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that the ship was responsible for the defeat of Antigonus II by Ptolemy in 280 BC. According to Memnon: When battle was joined, the victory went to Ptolemy

Libral standard (276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the so-called aes grave (heavy bronze) cast coinage of Rome, from circa 280 BC, where one as weighed one Roman pound (libra), or twelve Roman ounces (unciae)

Nicomedes (mathematician) (370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

references in his works. Studies have stated that Nicomedes was born in about 280 BC and died in about 210 BC. It is known that he lived around the time of Eratosthenes

Kfar Tebnit (341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kfar Tebnit takes its name from Tabnit, a Phoenician ruler in the area ca. 280 BC known as the "king of two Sidons". The sarcophagus of his son Eshmun-'azar

List of tyrants of Syracuse (456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Fourth Democracy (289-287?). Nothing is known about it. Hicetas (289 BC–280 BC) Thinion [it] & Sosistratus [it] (279 BC–277 BC) Pyrrhus of Epirus (278–276

Colossus of Rhodes (disambiguation) (114 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

of the Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes between 292 and 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes may also refer to: The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí), 1954

Obsidius (78 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

horse, serving under the consul Laevinus in the campaign against Pyrrhus in 280 BC. He distinguished himself in the battle fought at the river Liris in that

Scydrothemis (258 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Scydrothemis (r. 301–280 BC) was a ruler of the Greek colony of Sinope on the southern shore of the Black Sea (modern day Sinop, Turkey). Scydrothemis

List of wars involving Greece (634 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

292 BC 272 BC Invasion of Thessaly 292 BC Pyrrhic War 280 BC 275 BC Battle of Heraclea 280 BC Battle of Asculum 279 BC Siege of Syracuse 278 BC Siege

Han Fei (1,508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Han Fei's birth remains unknown, however, scholars have placed it at c. 280 BC. Unlike the other famed philosophers of the time, Han Fei was a member of

Irpinia (745 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the First Samnite War (342 BC). Their name is found in sources from 280 BC, when the Greek general Pyrrhus of Epirus made his expedition into Italy

Aetolian League (3,402 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rebuffed by the Aetolians alone (allied to Antigonus Gonatas then) and in 280 BC, they took control of Heraclea in Trachis, which gave them control over

Pyrrhus of Epirus (6,163 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

King of Macedon and his most powerful neighbor, and arrived in Italy in 280 BC. Pyrrhus entered Italy with an army consisting of 20,000 infantry, 3,000

Illyrian coinage (2,049 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

silver coins was Monunios in the beginning of the 3rd century BC, around 280 BC. He struck his coins in the Greek colony of Durrës and they differed only

Volsinii (1,841 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

arms against Rome. But this attempt ended in their final subjugation in 280 BC. Pliny tells an absurd story, taken from the Greek writer Metrodorus of

Satrap (1,624 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bagadates I (Minted 290–280 BC), the first indigenous satrap to be appointed by the Seleucid Empire

List of tallest structures built before the 20th century (195 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the 20th century. Pharos Lighthouse Alexandria Egypt 338~387 103~118 c. 280 BC One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Destroyed by earthquakes

Heraclea (347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(plant), a taxonomic synonym for the genus Centaurea Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC between the Romans and a coalition of Greeks Diocese of Heraclea (disambiguation)

Tuscania (945 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

battles that led to the Roman conquest of the Etruscan northern Lazio (280 BC), as the city probably entered into the Roman orbit peacefully. The agricultural

Etruscan coins (1,908 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

circulated as currency throughout Italy from at least the 5th century BC. By c. 280 BC, the Roman libra or pound weighed about 325 g, subdivided into 12 unciae

Orbetello (578 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Natural Reserve. Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan settlement, which in 280 BC passed under the control of the Romans, who had founded their colony of

Macedonian phalanx (1,185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Battle of Ipsus (301 BC) Battle of Corupedium (281 BC) Battle of Heraclea (280 BC) Battle of Asculum (279 BC) Battle of Beneventum (275 BC) Battle of the

Semuncia (128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

188–189, 257–258. Sear, D. R. (2000). The Republic and the twelve Caesars, 280 BC–AD 96. Roman coins and their values. Vol. 1. London: Spink. ISBN 9781902040356

List of pontifices maximi (1,141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pontifex Maximus, and first Roman jurist and professor of law; consul in 280 BC ca. 243–221: Lucius Caecilius Metellus (d. 221), credited with saving the

List of political entities in the 4th century (58 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Khokand Kingdom 220 BC – 590 AD Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Kingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/client 80 – 850

Tiberius (disambiguation) (457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

by his father. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus Tiberius Coruncanius, consul 280 BC and military commander known for the battles against Pyrrhus of Epirus that

List of ancient Macedonians (1,423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Poseidippus of Cassandreia (c. 288 BC) comic poet Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC–240 BC) epigrammatic poet Amerias (3rd century BC) lexicographer Craterus

Herm (sculpture) (1,345 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Herma of Demosthenes from the Athenian Agora, work by Polyeuktos, c. 280 BC, Glyptothek

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (3,669 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the originator of many tactics used in guerrilla warfare. Born at Rome c. 280 BC, Fabius was a descendant of the ancient patrician Fabia gens. He was the

Velia (966 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

circa 535-510 BC Stater struck 334-300 BC Silver coin from Velia, circa 280 BC, with Athena on the obverse, and a lion devouring a stag on the reverse

Timeline of mathematics (7,906 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

concept of "void" (zero). 280 BC – 210 BC – Greece, Nicomedes (mathematician) 280 BC – 220BC – Greece, Philo of Byzantium 280 BC – 220 BC – Greece, Conon

Roigos (613 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(c. 250 BC) or Seuthes III (before 324-after 312 BC) - Roigos (before c. 280 BC). If the second conjectural pedigree is correct, Roigos could (but need

List of political entities in the 2nd century (240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Khokand Kingdom 220 BC – 590 AD Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Kingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850

R (1,765 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prognatus as written on the Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (280 BC) reveals the full development of the Latin ⟨R⟩ by that time; the letter

Demochares (438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

alliance with the Boeotians, and did not return until 287 or 286 BC. In 280 BC, he induced the Athenians to erect a public monument in honour of his uncle

Geometric mean theorem (1,148 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

yields the inequality. The theorem is usually attributed to Euclid (ca. 360–280 BC), who stated it as a corollary to proposition 8 in book VI of his Elements

Metaponto (287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

destruction of Siris, and aided Athens in the expedition to Sicily. In 280 BC, during the Battle of Heraclea, he allied with Pyrrhus and Tarantus against

Metrocles (848 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Metrocles of Maroneia Μητροκλῆς Born c. 350 BC Maroneia, Thrace Died c. 280 BC Philosophical work Era Hellenistic philosophy Region Western philosophy

List of political entities in the 3rd century (89 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Khokand Kingdom 220 BC – 590 AD Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Kingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850

List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race (2,372 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

second time 124th Olympiad 284 BC - Philomelus of Pharsalus 125th Olympiad 280 BC - Ladas of Aegium 126th Olympiad 276 BC - Idaeus or Nicator of Cyrene 127th

Barbatus (141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

high fashion menswear designer Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (died c. 280 BC), one of the two elected Roman consuls in 298 BC Marcus Horatius Barbatus

List of political entities in the 5th century (149 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Empire Various Empire 408 – 670 AD Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Kingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850

List of political entities in the 6th century (73 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Empire Various Empire 408 – 670 AD Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Kingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850

Meroë (4,116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

important, high ranking Kushite burials from the Napatan Period (c. 800 – c. 280 BC) in the vicinity of the settlement called the Western Cemetery. The importance

Stratonice of Libya (614 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was a Hellenistic original statue of Arsinoe II which must be dated from 280 BC-278 BC. The original Hellenistic statue of Arsinoe II was later copied as

Nerve (2,549 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

These are found in Cnidaria, Ctenophora and Echinodermata. Herophilos (335–280 BC) described the functions of the optic nerve in sight and the oculomotor

List of logicians (1,914 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

century) Gregory Chaitin (Argentina/US, born 1947) Chrysippus (Greece, c. 280 BC – c. 207 BC) Alonzo Church (US, 1903–1995) Leon Chwistek (Poland, 1884–1944)

List of political entities in the 1st century BC (74 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Issedon Tribal chiefdom 650 – 58 BC Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Massagatae Tribal confederation 600 – 46 BC Asia:

Pyrrhic victory (2,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC, during the Pyrrhic War. After the latter

Nok Iron Smelting (173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

pyrotechnology. Radiocarbon dating has placed some of these furnaces as early as 280 BC. This metallurgical innovation led to the creation of durable iron tools

Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (1,141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus Circa 280 BC; from the Tomb of the Scipios, Via Appia Year c. 280 BC Medium Peperino Location Vatican Museums, Rome

List of political entities in the 1st century (78 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Khokand Kingdom 220 BC – 590 AD Asia: Central Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: Central Kingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850

Philo (disambiguation) (523 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

(poet), 1st century Hellenistic Jewish epic poet Philo of Byzantium (c. 280 BC–c. 220 BC), Greek engineer Philo the Dialectician (fl. 300 BC), ancient

Pulse (2,421 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

person to measure the heart beat was Herophilus of Alexandria, Egypt (c. 335–280 BC) who designed a water clock to time the pulse. Rumi has mentioned in a poem

Demetrius (840 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Greek sculptor noted for his realism Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 350 – c. 280 BC) Demetrius (somatophylax), somatophylax of Alexander the Great (d. 330 BC)

Cotys II (67 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

II can refer to two kings of Thrace: Cotys II (Odrysian), ruled ca. 300-280 BC Cotys II (Sapaean), ruled 42–15 BC Tiberius Julius Cotys II, ruled 123–131

Taulantii (4,595 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

partly by other Illyrian realms established in southern Illyria. From about 280 BC, Glaukias'successor, Monunius, and the latter's successor and likely son

Byzantium (2,573 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tragedian, lived in the early 3rd century BC Philo, engineer, lived c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC Epigenes of Byzantium, astrologer, lived in the 3rd–2nd century

Damastion (1,126 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

resources available in the region. The coinage of Damastion lasted until about 280 BC, or until the Celtic invasion of the Balkans, when the region was destabilized

Ptolemy III Euergetes (3,632 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

succeeded by his eldest son, Ptolemy IV. Ptolemy III was born some time around 280 BC, as the eldest son of Ptolemy II and his first wife Arsinoe I, daughter

Praxiteles (2,359 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by its striking resemblance to the Hermes of Olympia. Dated between 325-280 BC, the statue, of which only the head is extant, would have been crowned with

Roman censor (6,866 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

solemn purification of the people (the lustrum; Livy Periochae 13) until 280 BC. In 131 BC, for the first time, both censors were plebeians. The reason

Gold of Tolosa (1,733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tolosa had its origins in the Gallic invasion of Greece under Brennus. In 280 BC, a great army of Gallic warriors invaded Macedon and central Greece. According

Medusa (5,057 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Coins of the reign of Seleucus I Nicator of Syria (312–280 BC)

Kingdom of Cappadocia (1,487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

royal family and the nobility. Ariarathes I 331–322 BC Ariarathes II 301–280 BC Ariaramnes 280–230 BC Ariarathes III 255–220 BC Ariarathes IV 220–163 BC

SIH (233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SIH, Sih, or variation, may refer to: Li Sih (280 BC–208 BC), Chinese philosopher Sih Cabgu (died 633), a khagan in the Western

Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (1,982 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Kingdom of Pontus, founded by Mithridates I. Around the same time (c. 280 BC), in Southern Cappadocia, Ariarathes II was succeeded by his son Ariaramnes

Istakhr (2,416 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

used for the building of Istakhr. When Seleucus I (r. 305–280) died in 280 BC, the local Persians of Persis began to reassert their independence. The

Megacles (710 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pyrrhus of Epirus, who accompanied that monarch on his expedition to Italy, 280 BC. He is mentioned as accompanying Pyrrhus when he reconnoitered the Roman

District of Ferizaj (1,440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the other in the Mollopolc region along the Ferizaj-Štimlje road. Around 280 BC, the Dardani were reportedly ruled by a king. Most surviving information

Nicaea (3,440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in tribute to his wife Nicaea, who had recently died. Sometime before 280 BC, the city came under the control of the local dynasty of the kings of Bithynia

290s BC (3,752 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and "Father of Geometry" Onias I High-Priest of Israel, held position 320–280 BC Neoptolemus II, King of Epirus, r. 302–297 BC Pyrrhus I, King of Epirus

Astronomical unit (5,300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

size of the Earth lead to large errors in the Earth-Sun distance. Around 280 BC, Aristarchus carefully measured the Moon-Earth-Sun angle when the Moon is

List of battles involving war elephants (333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Battle of Gaza 305-303 BC, Mauryan-Seleucid War 301 BC, Battle of Ipsus 280 BC, Battle of Heraclea 279 BC, Battle of Asculum 275 BC, Battle of Beneventum

Bithynian coinage (733 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

his reign. The first Bithynian king to strike coins was Nicomedes I (c. 280 BC – c. 250 BC). He is primarily known for bringing the Gauls known as Galatians

Praxagoras (794 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of anatomy: Diocles of Carystus (fl. 4th century BC), Herophilos (c. 335–280 BC), Erasistratus (c. 304–250 BC), and finally Praxagoras. Galen (AD 129–216)

Stele (4,042 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

carved at Athens A herm of Demosthenes, a c. 1520 recreation of the c. 280 BC original located in the Athenian market The Rosetta Stone (196 BC), establishing

Princeps senatus (1,814 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

also described as an old man speaking in the Senate against Pyrrhus c. 280 BC. Since he was the most senior former censor at that date, the first princeps

Bellona (goddess) (3,141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

opening of war. The first enemy declared in this fashion was Pyrrhus in 280 BC. There were many people willing to assist in the upkeep and improvement

Timeline of Illyrian history (2,234 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conflicts 307 BC. Glaucias invades Epirus and establishes Pyrrhus as king 280 BC. Celts invade the Balkan peninsula, crossing through Dardanian and Paeonian

Death of Alexander the Great (2,718 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Memphis tomb to Alexandria for reburial (by Ptolemy Philadelphus in c. 280 BC, according to Pausanias). Later Ptolemy Philopator placed Alexander's body

Isyllus (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 3-7965-2000-6. IG IV²,1 128 - Greek text from Packard Humanities Institute - Epidauros — ca. 280 BC. English translation German translation with commentary

Epirus (ancient state) (3,574 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

abilities, the Epirote army defeated the Romans in the Battle of Heraclea (280 BC). Subsequently, Pyrrhus's forces nearly reached the outskirts of Rome, but

Europa Universalis: Rome (463 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Engine. The game is set during the time of the Roman Republic, beginning in 280 BC with the start of the Pyrrhic War, and ending with the rise of the Roman

List of ancient Greek philosophers (136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Amphipolis fl. 4th century BC Academic Platonist Demetrius Phalereus c. 350 – c. 280 BC Peripatetic Governed Athens Demetrius the Cynic fl. 1st century Cynic Democrates

Ladas (119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Aegium, Greek runner, winner of the stadion race at the Olympic Games 280 BC Georgios Ladas, Cypriot politician Ioannis Ladas, Greek dictator Lada (disambiguation)

The Sacred Wars (128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Macedon and the city of Amphissa in Lokris. Fifth Sacred War (281 - 280 BC), between the Aitolian League and the Spartan king Areus I. This disambiguation

Roman–Gallic wars (1,461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

http://www.keytoumbria.com/Umbria/Wars_with_Gauls_and_Etruscans_%28285_-_280_BC%29.html Polybius, Histories, ii. 20. Dionysius, xix. 12 s. 13. Appian, Bella

Pyrrhus's invasion of the Peloponnese (4,083 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

increasingly annexing the Greek cities of Magna Graecia. Upon arriving in Italy in 280 BC, Pyrrhus assumed command of an army consisting of the Greeks of Magna Graecia

Margiana (2,233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

311–309 BC, Margiana came under the control of Seleucus I Nicator. In c. 280 BC, Margiana was devastated by the nomadic Parni tribes and several cities

Durrës (8,377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Pyrrhus of Epirus at the beginning of the 3rd century BC. From about 280 BC the Illyrian king Monunius, and his successor Mytilos minted in Dyrrhachion

Queen Dowager Zhao (597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Queen Dowager Zhao Born c. 280 BC Died 228 BC (aged 51–52) Burial Zhiyang Spouse King Zhuangxiang of Qin Issue 3, including Qin Shi Huang

Hipparchia of Maroneia (1,934 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

painting in the Villa Farnesina Born c. 350 BC Maroneia, Thrace Died c. 280 BC Spouse Crates of Thebes Philosophical work Era Ancient philosophy Region

Men (deity) (809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

nearby city of Pisidian Antioch after its founding by the Seleucids around 280 BC. The temple estate/sacred sanctuary (ἱερόs) was a theocratic monarchy ruled

Cyrrhus (2,300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

it is attributed to the period of the reign of Seleucus Nicator (312 - 280) BC. Given the importance of the city's location, large military forces were

Roman Republican art (2,384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and I trust that they will be if we remain in their present abodes. In 280 BC, the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus clashed with the Romans in Italy, the first

Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe (2,687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cambaules withdrew when they realized they were too few in numbers. In 280 BC, a great army comprising about 85,000 warriors left Pannonia, split into

Nubia (13,502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

beginning of the Meroitic Period, especially from the reign of Arakamani (c. 280 BC) when the royal burial ground was transferred to Meroë from Napata (Jebel

Pella (2,755 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elaborate grave goods were found and in 2010 37 tombs dating from 650 to 280 BC were discovered containing rich ancient Macedonian artifacts ranging from

Art history (3,607 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

From them it is possible to trace the ideas of Xenokrates of Sicyon (c. 280 BC), a Greek sculptor who was perhaps the first art historian. Pliny's work

Alexander (3,278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexander of Athens, 3rd-century BC Athenian comic poet Alexander Aetolus (fl. 280 BC), poet and member of the Alexandrian Pleiad Alexander (son of Lysimachus)

Varna, Bulgaria (11,583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Thracian states existing between the 5th and 1st century BC. Between 336 and 280 BC, these Thracian states, along with Odessos, were conquered by Alexander

Li Si (1,740 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Qin Shi Huang Qin Er Shi Succeeded by Zhao Gao Personal details Born c. 280 BC Died 208 BC (aged 71–72) Occupation Calligrapher, philosopher, politician

Hypoglossal nerve (2,544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

first recorded description of the hypoglossal nerve was by Herophilos (335–280 BC), although it was not named at the time. The first use of the name hypoglossal

Old Testament (6,432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hebrew texts began to be translated into Greek in Alexandria in about 280 BC and continued until about 130 BC. These early Greek translations – supposedly

Tyrant (4,673 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aristomachus II of Argos, and Xenon of Hermione. Against these rulers, in 280 BC the democratic cities started to join forces in the Achaean League which

Timeline of the Warring States and the Qin dynasty (256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Zhongshan 289 BC Mencius dies 286 BC Qi conquers Song Zhuang Zhou dies 280 BC Han Fei is born 278 BC Qin sacks Ying, the capital of Chu 272 BC Qin annexes

History of elephants in Europe (1,828 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elephants in the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus, which landed at Tarentum in 280 BC for the first Battle of Heraclea, recorded by Plutarch's (in Lives), Polybius

Kingdom of Pontus (3,955 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

He ruled from 302 to 266 BC, fought against Seleucus I and, in 281 (or 280) BC, declared himself king (basileus) of a state in northern Cappadocia and

Droit du seigneur (3,040 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

plebeians of the Etruscan city of Volsinii rebelled against the aristocrats in 280 BC, "They took their wives for themselves and placed the daughters of the nobles

Pyrrhic War (7,740 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(strategos autocrator) of allied forces. Heraclea Capua Rome Anagnia Asculum In 280 BC, the consul Publius Valerius Laevinus was assigned command of the southern

Quintus Aemilius Barbula (292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aemilius Q.f. Q.n. [L.pr.] Barbula, consul 281 BC, triumphed Quinctilius 280 BC; son of the first consul in this stirps. He was apparently father of 1.1

Materia medica (4,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

importance of diet and external treatments for diseases. Theophrastus (390–280 BC) was a disciple of Aristotle and a philosopher of natural history, considered

Craterus (historian) (477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

was made governor of Corinth and Chalcis. He loyally ruled Corinth from 280 BC until his death. Craterus had a son named Alexander who achieved the governorship

Linguistics (7,771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the word etymology to describe the history of a word's meaning. Around 280 BC, one of Alexander the Great's successors founded a university (see Musaeum)

Pancreas (5,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to aid digestion. The pancreas was first identified by Herophilus (335–280 BC), a Greek anatomist and surgeon. A few hundred years later, Rufus of Ephesus

Vulci (2,860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

enough to further resist until Tiberius Coruncanius triumphed over Vulci in 280 BC and the colonia of Cosa was founded in its territory. The Romans took the

Of Alexandria (741 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

10–70 AD). an ancient Greek mathematician. Herophilos of Alexandria (335-280 BC), a Greek physician Hesychius of Alexandria, a grammarian who flourished

History of the world's tallest structures (2,381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Record from Tower Location Pinnacle height 280 BC Pharos Lighthouse Alexandria, Egypt 122 m 1180 Malmesbury Abbey Tower Malmesbury, UK 131.3 m 1240 From

Timeline of İzmir (1,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Legends attribute the move for relocation to a dream of Alexander. 323 – 280 BC In the division of the provinces after Alexander's death, Antigonus I Monophthalmus

Appian Way (3,913 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Epirus in neighboring Greece to fight the Romans on their behalf. In 280 BC the Romans suffered a defeat at the hands of Pyrrhus at the Battle of Heraclea

Despinis Head (711 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Themis of Rhamnous, two works which are dated to 330-320 BC and 320-280 BC respectively and belong to the final phase of Praxiteles' career. It has

Colosseum (7,899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Millennium Edition. Volume I: The Republic and The Twelve Caesars, 280 BC – 96 AD (pp. 468–469, coin # 2536). London: Spink. ISBN 1-902040-35-X Alföldy

Ferizaj (3,178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the other in region of Mollopolc, along the Ferizaj-Shtime road. Around 280 BC some episodes from the life of Dardania reaches historical records as a

Lighthouse of Alexandria (3,734 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Records Preceded by Unknown World's tallest tower 280 BC - 1180 AD Succeeded by Malmesbury Abbey tower

Rome: Total Realism (646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

including Italy, North Africa, Sicily and Southern Gaul. It starts in 280 BC, when Pyrrhus of Epirus invades Italy to try to bring about the end of Rome

Gnaeus Fulvius Maximus Centumalus (631 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Rullianus and Publius Decius Mus Preceded by Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (280 BC) Dictator of the Roman Republic 263 BC Succeeded by Quintus Ogulnius Gallus

Tomb of Alexander the Great (2,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Memphis tomb to Alexandria for reburial (by Ptolemy Philadelphus in c. 280 BC, according to Pausanias). Later, Ptolemy Philopator placed Alexander's body

King Zhaoxiang of Qin (6,631 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chu, King Qingxiang, was an even less competent ruler than his father. In 280 BC, Qin forces defeated the Chu army again, forcing them to cede Shangyong

Sima Xiangru (1,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ancestry. His family may have been descended from Sima Cuo (司馬錯; fl. 316–280 BC), a Qin general who led Qin's invasion of Shu in the late 4th century BC

Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC) (1,032 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Greece in the southern Balkans reached its turning point in 281 BC. In 280 BC a great army, comprising about 85,000 warriors, approached from Pannonia

Aberdeen Head (194 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by its striking resemblance to the Hermes of Olympia. Dated between 325-280 BC, the statue, of which only the head is extant, would have been crowned with

Colosseum (7,899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Millennium Edition. Volume I: The Republic and The Twelve Caesars, 280 BC – 96 AD (pp. 468–469, coin # 2536). London: Spink. ISBN 1-902040-35-X Alföldy

List of Classical Age states (296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sigal, Taxila, Mathura Kingdom 200 BC – 400 AD Kangju Tribal federation 280 BC – 585 AD Kashgar Kashgar Kingdom/client 80–850 AD Kucha Kucha Buddhist kingdom

Opsidia gens (586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cavalry troop under the command of the consul Publius Valerius Laevinus in 280 BC, during the War against Pyrrhus. Obsidius made a daring charge toward Pyrrhus

List of states during Late Antiquity (301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

AD Hephthalite Empire Various Empire 408–670 AD Kangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Kidarites Bactria, Peshawar, Taxila Kingdom 320–467 AD Khotan Khotan

Civita di Bagnoregio (1,880 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

face problems of seismic activity and instability, like the earthquake of 280 BC. When the Romans arrived in 265 BC, they took up and carried on the rainwater

Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (1,665 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for Rome. At the time of his death Barbatus was the patrician censor of 280 BC. His censorate is notable because it is the first one of which there is

Ardiaei (2,433 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dynasty documented as such in ancient sources or coinage: Pleuratus (fl. c. 280 BC): father of Agron; Ballaios (fl. c. 260–230 BC): attested only from silver

Apocrypha (7,746 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures originally compiled around 280 BC, originally included the apocryphal writings in dispute, with little distinction

Ephesus (7,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

century BC) — painter Herostratus (d 356 BC) — criminal Zenodotus (fl. 280 BC) — grammarian and literary critic, first librarian of the Library of Alexandria

List of ancient Olympic victors (854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

284 BC Stadion Philomelos Pharsalos Eusebius 125 § 280 BC Stadion Ladas Aigion Eusebius 125 § 280 BC Pankration Hippon Cyrene Eusebius 126 § 276 BC Stadion

Timeline of architecture (5,125 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Djenné-Djenno is first occupied (250 BC). Colossus of Rhodes is completed (280 BC). 300s – University of ancient Taxila, one of the first institutes of learning

Quintus Aemilius Papus (781 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

contingent to sue for peace. During the Pyrrhic War he served as an envoy in 280 BC. Rome sent three envoys, Aemilius, his former consular colleague Fabricius

Marcus Valerius Laevinus (1,774 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

grandson of P. Valerius Laevinus. The latter may have been the consul of 280 BC whom Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated at Heraclea. Praetor in Sicily in 227, Marcus

Colchis (6,072 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the 4th c. BC his name is found on a coin issued by him. 2. Kuji 325–280 BC 3. Saulaces 2nd c. BC 4. Mithridates fl. 80 BC under the authority of Pontus

Servius Tullius (5,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

See discussion in Crawford, Michael H., "The Early Roman Economy, 753–280 BC", Publications de l'École française de Rome, 1976, Volume 27 Numéro 1 pp

List of Roman external wars and battles (6,032 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

crushed. Pyrrhic War (281–272 BCE) 281 BC – Siege of Tarentum - Roman victory 280 BC – Battle of Heraclea – First engagement of Roman and Greek armies, the latter

Library of Alexandria (10,293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

writings of the Hippocratic Corpus. The doctors Herophilus (lived c. 335–c. 280 BC) and Erasistratus (c. 304–c. 250 BC) studied human anatomy, but their studies

Kabile (1,139 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

polis. It was under the rule of Alexander the Great and Lysimachus until 280 BC, when in 279 BC it briefly fell under the control of King Cavarus of the

Museum (11,148 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

philosophy and research at Alexandria, built under Ptolemy I Soter about 280 BC. Museums serve to collect, preserve, interpret, and display objects of cultural

Ancient Corinth (7,289 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

BC. Corinth remained under Antigonid control for half a century. After 280 BC, it was ruled by the faithful governor Craterus; but, in 253/2 BC, his son

Antigonus II Gonatas (5,334 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tyrants installed or maintained by Gonatas include: Cleon (Sicyon, c. 300–280 BC), Euthydemus and Timocleidas (Sicyon c. 280–270 BC), Iseas (Keryneia, resigned

Nectanebo II (3,063 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was placed there. When Alexander's remains were moved to Alexandria in 280 BC, it may have been moved along with the sarcophagus. In an article in the

Tomb of the Scipios (2,796 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

consul in 298 BC. He was the earliest known occupant after his death around 280 BC. His sarcophagus was the only one to survive intact – it is now on show

Greece (26,606 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

East, a stratum of wealthy euergetai dominated their internal life. In 280 BC Pyrrhus of Epirus campaigned in Italy against the Romans in order to help

Rhodes (8,666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

statue was documented as once standing at the harbour. It was completed in 280 BC and destroyed in an earthquake in 226 BC. No trace of the statue remains

Aeneid (9,458 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and the Roman people—following the war against King Pyrrhus of Epirus in 280 BC, as Troy offered a way to insert Rome into Greek historical tradition as

Equites (8,615 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was the emergence of the Senate as the all-powerful organ of state. By 280 BC, the Senate had assumed total control of state taxation, expenditure, declarations

Samnite Wars (15,309 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

BC. In Etruria there were victorious clashes with Vulsci and Volsinii in 280 BC and Caere in 273 BC and the destruction of Volsinii in 264 BC. First Samnite

Ptolemaic Kingdom (13,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Harbor's mouth, on an outcropping of Pharos, stood the lighthouse, built c. 280 BC. Now vanished, the lighthouse was reckoned as one of the Seven Wonders of

Nicosia (11,826 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

restored and improved by Leucos, son of Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt around 280 BC, although Hill considered this an early modern "fancy" based solely on pseudoetymological

Venus de Milo (3,922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

[M]enides, of Antioch on the Maeander. The inscription must date to after 280 BC, when Antioch on the Maeander was founded; the lettering of the inscription

The Colossus of Rhodes (film) (1,578 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

named Darios visits his uncle Lissipu on the island of Rhodes in the year 280 BC. Rhodes has just finished constructing an enormous colossal statue of the

History of Rome (Livy) (4,833 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Third Samnite War, plague in Rome, Secession of the Plebs. 12 Lost 284–280 BC War against the Senones, Pyrrhic War, campaigns against the Samnites and

Seleucid–Mauryan War (4,191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bagadates I (Minted 290–280 BC), the first indigenous satrap to be appointed by the Seleucid Empire

List of state leaders in the 4th century BC (1,403 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ariarathes II, Suzerain King (301–280 BC) Colchis (complete list) – Akes, King (late 4th century BC) Kuji, King (325–280 BC) Seleucid Empire (complete list)

Hellenistic Greece (3,019 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

king Lysimachus of Thrace. Lysimachus was in turn defeated and killed in 280 BC. The Macedonian throne then passed to Demetrius's son Antigonus II, who

Roman cavalry (4,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

bested higher reputed cavalry of the time. Examples include the Heraclea (280 BC), in where the Roman cavalry dismayed the enemy leader Pyrrhus by gaining

Etruscan civilization (13,383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

against the Romans at Lake Vadimone 300 BC: Pyrgi becomes a Roman colony 280 BC: Defeat of Vulci against Rome 264 BC 100 BC: Defeat of Volsinii against

Eupolemus (son of Simalus) (1,100 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

two with spearheads in their centers / EYΠO-ΛEMOY, sword in a sheath, labrys (double axe) below; Mylasa mint. Struck under Eupolemos circa 295-280 BC

War elephant (9,917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

brought twenty elephants to attack Roman Italy at the battle of Heraclea in 280 BC, leaving fifty additional animals, on loan from Ptolemaic Pharaoh Ptolemy

Molossians (7,235 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

abilities, the Epirote army defeated the Romans in the Battle of Heraclea (280 BC). Subsequently, Pyrrhus's forces nearly reached the outskirts of Rome, but

Genealogies of Genesis (5,377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

translation of the Hebrew Pentateuch into Greek at Alexandria, Egypt, in about 280 BC worked from a Hebrew text that was edited in the 5th and 4th centuries BC

Roman Republic (21,974 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of 25,500 men (with 20 war elephants) landed in the Italian peninsula in 280 BC. The Romans were defeated at Heraclea, as their cavalry were afraid of Pyrrhus's

Frataraka (2,465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

305-301 BC. If we take the circulation average of 20 years, we reach to 285-280 BC and that year coincides with his death, and his replacement by his co-regent

Temple of the Gadde (2,319 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the relief. Dura-Europos was founded during the reign of Seleucus (311–280 BC); even several centuries later he was the object of special veneration in

Valeria gens (11,557 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that was prominent for about a century, beginning with the Pyrrhic War, in 280 BC. This family may have been another offshoot of the Valerii Maximi, as the

Antiochus I Soter (1,537 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kokcha River and at the doorstep of the Indian subcontinent, was founded c. 280 BC by Antiochus I. Antiochus I maintained friendly diplomatic relations with

Illyrian warfare (11,915 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

into Illyrian territory, subduing the Dardanians and the Paeonians. In 280 BC, they moved in three directions: toward Macedonia and Illyria, toward Greece

Medical museum (1,824 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

throughout history, but also physicians. Thanks to Herophil of Chalcedon (335 - 280 BC) and Erasistratus of Samos (330 - 250 BC). Within this Museum, the Alexandria

Seleucid Empire (8,269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bagadates I (Minted 290–280 BC) was the first native Seleucid satrap to be appointed.

Dengue virus (7,133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

most recent common ancestor existed about 340 AD (95% confidence interval: 280 BC–850 AD). Until a few hundred years ago, Dengue virus was transmitted in

History of astrology (7,222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the transmission of astrology from cuneiform to Greek. Sometime around 280 BC, Berossus, a priest of Bel from Babylon, moved to the Greek island of Kos

Campaign history of the Roman military (18,467 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of some 25,000 men and a contingent of war elephants on Italian soil in 280 BC, where his forces were joined by some Greek colonists and a portion of the

Fabian (name) (2,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

mutant character in Marvel Comics Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c.280 BC – 203 BC), Roman politician, general, eponym of Fabian strategy This page

Axial precession (8,361 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with data from his predecessors, Timocharis (320–260 BC) and Aristillus (~280 BC), he concluded that Spica had moved 2° relative to the autumnal equinox

Eponymous archon (3,339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Isaeus 283–282 BC Euthius 282–281 BC Nicias Attalid dynasty begins. 281–280 BC Ourias 280–279 BC Telecles 279–278 BC Anaxicrates the Gallic invasion of

Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (24,919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

then proclaimed king Antigonus II of Macedon (r. 277–274, 272–239 BC). In 280 BC, Pyrrhus embarked on a campaign in Magna Graecia (i.e. southern Italy) against

Treaties between Rome and Carthage (3,353 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Italic populace, but it was considered to be insufficient. Thus, in 280 BC, they requested the assistance of Pyrrhus to lead the war against the Romans

Hellenistic period (19,417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

self-defense, such as the Aetolian League (est. 370 BC), the Achaean League (est. 280 BC), the Boeotian league, the "Northern League" (Byzantium, Chalcedon, Heraclea

Scythians (23,076 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

had reached as far as the city of Chersonesus in the Tauric Chersonese by 280 BC, and most native and Greek settlements on the north shore of the Black Sea

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Faiyum Governorate, Egypt Coordinates 29°22′46″N 30°27′53″E / 29.37944°N 30.46472°E / 29.37944; 30.46472 History Founded 280 BC Cultures Greek, Egyptian

Capitoline Museums (8,453 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tivoli); statue of an Old Drunkard, marble sculpture dating back to around 300-280 BC and known from Roman copies, the best of which are the one in the Glyptothek

List of heads of state and government who were sentenced to death (53 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

President (2001) Living Convicted in absentia Li Si China (Qin dynasty) c. 280 BC Chancellor (? to 208 BCE) 208 BC Executed by waist chop Liang Hongzhi Collaborationist

Roman–Etruscan Wars (6,872 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enough to further resist until Tiberius Coruncanius triumphed over them in 280 BC. Rome was the eventual victor in the wars and the last Etruscan resistance

Hipparchus (10,391 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(proleptic Julian calendar). Aristarchus of Samos is said to have done so in 280 BC, and Hipparchus also had an observation by Archimedes. He observed the summer

Greeks (20,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexandria Eschate became known to the Chinese people as the Dayuan. Between 280 BC and 30 BC, after the Pyrrhic, Macedonian, and Mithridatic Wars, most of

List of longest wooden ships (1,814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Leontophoros c. 280 BC A warship (octere) built for Lysimachos. After his death, it was used by Ptolemy Keraunos to defeat Antigonus I in a battle in 280 BC. The

List of women who led a revolt or rebellion (2,304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the official Sasi and played a central role in the ensuing conspiracy. In 280 BC, Chelidonis, a Spartan princess, orchestrated provisioning the warriors

Demosthenes (14,373 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

posthumous commemorative statue in the Ancient Agora of Athens by Polyeuctus (c. 280 BC); this herm was found in the Circus of Maxentius in 1825 (Glyptothek, Munich)

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in to take the Greek cities in Magna Graecia. After arriving in Italy in 280 BC, Pyrrhus defeated a Roman army at the Battle of Heraclea, near Tarentum

Calabria (31,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Magna Grecia c. 280 BC

Timeline of medicine and medical technology (7,241 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Erasistratus practice androtomy. (Dissecting live and dead human beings) 280 BC – Herophilus Dissection studies the nervous system and distinguishes between

List of monarchs of Iran (11,374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Portrait Name Reign Succession Seleucus I Nicator 305 – September 280 BC (25 years) Former general under Alexander the Great. Held most of the east of

Fixed stars (6,369 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fixed stars should implicitly be farther than previously thought. Around 280 BC, Aristarchus of Samos offered the first definite discussion of the possibility

Science in classical antiquity (6,352 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bodies for anatomical research occurred in the work of Herophilos (335–280 BC) and Erasistratus (c. 304 – c. 250 BC), who gained permission to perform

Military of Carthage (4,493 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sicilian War, 410 BC – 340 BC Third Sicilian War, 315 BC – 307 BC Pyrrhic War, 280 BC – 275 BC, allied with Rome First Punic War, 264 BC – 241 BC Mercenary War

Death of Cleopatra (7,377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

points out that the Athenian strategos Demetrios of Phaleron (c. 350 – c. 280 BC), confined by Ptolemy II Philadelphus in Egypt, committed suicide by asp

Roman war elephants (1,202 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

brought twenty elephants to attack the Romans at the battle of Heraclea in 280 BC, leaving some fifty additional animals, on loan from Pharaoh Ptolemy II

List of massacres in Italy (3,474 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Population of Messana murdered by mercenary Mamertines Rhegium massacre 280 BC Rhegium Male population of Messana Campanian mercenaries Male population

Ancient Greek temple (14,077 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

god Helios in a quadriga, from the Temple of Athena at Troy, circa 300–280 BC Battle scenes of all kinds were also a common theme of Ionic friezes, e

Ancient Macedonian army (10,061 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

led by Consul Publius Valerius Laevinus, in the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC, due to his superior cavalry, his elephants and his phalanx. Although the

Art of ancient Egypt (18,463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) Magical stela or cippus of Horus; 332–280 BC; chlorite schist; height: 20.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art Relief showing

Dassaretii (8,921 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bardylis I. The same observation applies in the case of Monunius I (fl. c. 280 BC) and Mytilus (fl. c. 270 BC). Ancient historian Polybius (fl. 2nd century

Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC) (2,484 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Magna Graecia, including Bruttium and Lucania, around 280 BC

List of sculptors (10,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

US/Canada George Wyllie (1921–2012), Scotland Xenokrates of Sicyon (fl. c. 280 BC), Greece Sislej Xhafa (born 1970), Yugoslavia/Kosovo Helidon Xhixha (born

History of Naples (5,734 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

particular attention to its already strong and important maritime role. In 280 BC, after the battle of Eraclea, when Pyrrhus realised that there was no possibility

List of battles by casualties (5,059 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

310 Battle of Sentinum 295 BC Third Samnite War 33,700 Battle of Heraclea 280 BC Pyrrhic War 11,000–26,000 Battle of Asculum 279 BC Pyrrhic War 9,500+ Battle

Ancient Celtic warfare (9,496 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

according to Plutarch some were armed with swords and some were mounted. In 280 BC, a great army of Volcae comprising about 85,000 warriors left Pannonia,

List of Greek inventions and discoveries (11,346 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

philosophy and research at Alexandria, built under Ptolemy I Soter about 280 BC. Musical mirror: invented by Ctesibius. Musical theatre: The antecedents

List of stutterers (3,936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1939–present English novelist, biographer, and literary critic Han, FeiHan Fei 280 BC – 233 BC Chinese philosopher and writer Edward Hoagland 1932–present American

List of historical films set in Near Eastern and Western civilization (562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

305–30 BC Egypt – The entire Ptolemaic dynasty The Colossus of Rhodes 1961 280 BC Fictional account of the island of Rhodes during its Classical period in

Lhotka Prize (911 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Roman Coins and their Values, Vol. 1, The Republic and The Twelve Caesars, 280 BC – AD 96, London, 2000) 2001 Ivan Buck (Medieval English Groats, Witham,

The Wicked + The Divine (7,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

place in Athens, Greece. 372 BC – Recurrence takes place in Macedonia. 280 BC – Second Recurrence to take place in Central India. Persephone appears to

History of Taranto (4,572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

they were unconcerned with the Greek colonies in Italy. In the spring of 280 BC, Pyrrhus landed without losses in Italy. He had 20,000 infantry (pikemen

List of people from Italy (38,183 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Cicero in late republican Rome Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus (?–c. 280 BC), consul in 298 BC. He defeated the Etruscans at Volaterrae and afterwards

List of wars: before 1000 (1,018 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Balkans Aetolian League Illyrians Macedon Thracians Paeonians Gauls 280 BC 275 BC Pyrrhic War Roman Republic Carthage Epirus Magna Graecia Samnium

List of Greek and Roman architectural records (6,603 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea via the Nile. Opened by king Ptolemy II around 280 BC the waterway branched off the Pelusiac arm of the river running eastwards

Waddesdon Bequest (7,030 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The dates and identifications have changed: Read dates them to "about 280 BC", Tait, 13, to the 2nd century BC. Thornton (2015), 96–103; BM collection

History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (14,771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

king Antigonus II of Macedon (r. 277 – 274 BC, 272 – 239 BC). Beginning in 280 BC, Pyrrhus embarked on a campaign in Magna Graecia (i.e. southern Italy) against

Roman expansion in Italy (6,748 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

northern Italy had not satisfied. After Pyrrhus' invasion of southern Italy in 280 BC who was joined by some from the Greek colonies and by some of the Samnites

Oetaeans (539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and with it likely the rest of Oetaea, entered the Aetolian League in 280 BC. Many Oetaeans received Aetolian citizenship and rose in the highest offices

History of Sparta (11,733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

defy Demetrius but Cleonymus soon departed leaving Thebes in the lurch. In 280 BC, a Spartan army, led by King Areus, again marched north, this time under

Classical Anatolia (20,610 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

governed by local rulers. Ariarthes had adopted his nephew Ariarthes II (301 – 280 BC), who fled to Armenia but then reconquered Cappadocia killing the local

Central Asian art (12,937 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

artifacts of their city of Ai-Khanoum, a Greco-Bactrian city founded circa 280 BC which continued to flourish during the first 55 years of the Indo-Greek

List of Greco-Persian Wars (81 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Date War Belligerents Belligerents Result Note (312–129 BC) 280 BC First Parni invasion of Margiana Seleucid Empire Parni Seleucid victory The military

Carthaginian coinage (7,984 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in western Sicily in very large quantities from around 305 BC until ca. 280 BC. Like the bronze issues of the previous period there are two distinct flans

List of battles (alphabetical) (8,065 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

– 1500 – Danish invasion in Dithmarschen, Germany Battle of Heraclea – 280 BC – Pyrrhic War Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) – 1915 – World War I – Gallipoli

Battle of Eryx (871 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

request for help from the city of Tarentum against the Roman expansion in 280 BC. His army crossed the stormy Adriatic Sea and thus began the first confrontation

History of Patras (2,898 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

connected with its harbour by long walls in imitation of those at Athens. After 280 BC, and prior to the Roman occupation of Greece, Patras played a significant

Sculptures in the Schönbrunn Garden (771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Verrucosus Joseph Baptist Hagenauer Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 280 BC – 203 BC) was a Roman politician and general who was Roman Consul five times

Kharabet Ihrit (678 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

other artifacts, with findings ranging from the early Ptolemaic period (c. 280 BC) to the late Roman period (c. 300 AD). Among the findings was the Heroninos

List of wars involving Iran (16,052 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Chandragupta, founding a dynastic alliance. First Parni invasion of Margiana (280 BC) Seleucid Empire Parni Victory The military capabilities of the Parni are

List of tombs and mausoleums (228 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kazanlak, Bulgaria Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Dromichaetes (c. 300 – c. 280 BC) Thracian king of the Getae Sveshtari, Razgrad Province, Bulgaria Thracian

List of craters on the Moon: T–Z (119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1°W / 26.72; -13.1 (Timocharis) 34.14 1935 Timocharis (flourished c. 280 BC) WGPSN Tiselius 6°53′N 176°42′E / 6.89°N 176.7°E / 6.89; 176.7 (Tiselius)

Roman army of the mid-Republic (12,025 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Samnite infantry with a devastating charge on their flank. At Heraclea (280 BC), the Roman cavalry dismayed the enemy leader king Pyrrhus by gaining the

Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene (20,434 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

obliquus Puerto Rico Undetermined. 450 BC Mesocapromys kraglievichi Cuba 440-280 BC Lena horse Equus lenensis Northern Siberia Hunting. 412-199 BC Gorilla lemur

List of craters on the Moon: A–B (99 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

88°N 1.21°E / 33.88; 1.21 (Aristillus) 54.37 1935 Aristillus (fl. c. 280 BC) WGPSN Aristoteles 50°14′N 17°19′E / 50.24°N 17.32°E / 50.24; 17.32

List of ancient Greek alliances (746 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

League of Corinth Achaean League Κοινὸν τῶν Ἀχαιῶν, Koinon ton Achaion 280 BC to 146 BC, dissolved by the Romans after the Battle of Corinth (146 BC)

Priest of Apollo (Cyrene) (335 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

sanctuary of Apollo; his son and grandson also served as priest Magas ca. 290-280 BC IGCyr 63900 Subsequently, ruled Cyrene as governor (303-276) and king (276-250)

List of battles by geographic location (55,446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lake Vadimo (283 BC) – 283 BC – Roman–Gallic wars Battle of Heraclea – 280 BC – Pyrrhic War Battle of Asculum – 279 BC – Pyrrhic War Siege of Syracuse

List of battles before 301 (465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kurupedion Seleukos I defeats Lysimachos who is killed in the fighting. 280 BC Battle of Heraclea Pyrrhos I defeats Romans under Publius Valerius Leavinus

List of historical video games (167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Roman Republic and neighboring powers. Aggressors: Ancient Rome 2018 280 BC – 500 AD A strategy game spanning the Roman Republic, Empire, and its eventual

Coinage of Luceria (3,656 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Luceria however is not certain. These are some cast coins placed around 280 BC. - 275 BC. Some of these coins are mentioned in an essay on the aes grave

Zhengzhou (7,002 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

BC – c. 337 BC), politician and philosopher in Legalism. Han Fei (韩非; c. 280 BC – 233 BC), also known as Han Feizi, political philosopher of the Warring