What happened in 280 BC?
Pyrrhic War, Battle of Heraclea and Carian War — among 17 events recorded in 280 BC.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Battle of Heraclea
Battle
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Carian War
280–279 BCE war
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Battle of Thurii
279 BCE battle
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Greco-Carthaginian War
280–275 BC war
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Death of Ptolemy Ceraunus
280 BCE battle
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Pyrrhic War
War
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People 7
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Hipparchia of Maroneia died
Cynic philosopher
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Lycophron died
4th-century BC Greek poet
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Publius Valerius Laevinus died
Roman consul 280 BC
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Publius Cornelius Dolabella died
Roman consul in 283 BCE
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Han Fei born
Born in Xinzheng. Chinese Legalist, 280–233 BCE.
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Livius Andronicus born
Born in Taras. 3rd-century BC Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet.
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Li Si born
Born in Shangcai County. Chinese politician of the Qin Dynasty.
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