What happened in 276 BC?
Siege of Lilybaeum, Battle of the Strait of Messina and Apollodorus of Cassandreia — among 5 events recorded in 276 BC.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Siege of Lilybaeum
Pyrrhus' siege of Lilybaeum in 278 BC
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Battle of the Strait of Messina
276 BCE sea battle between Carthage and Pyrrhus
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People 2
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Apollodorus of Cassandreia died
Tyrant of the ancient Greek city of Cassandreia (formerly Potidaea) in the peninsula of Pallene
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Eratosthenes born
Born in Cyrene. Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist.
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