What happened in 285 BC?
2 recorded events in 285 BC, including 2 in people.
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People 2
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Dicaearchus died
4th-century BC Greek philosopher and geographer
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Crates of Thebes died
Cynic philosopher
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 285 BC.
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Zhuang Zhou died
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
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Theophrastus died
Greek philosopher (c.371-c.287 BC)
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Siege of Athens
Siege by Demetrius' I forces in 287 BCE
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Archimedes born
Born in Syracuse. Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – c. 212 BC).
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Ptolemy I Soter died
Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt
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Song dissolved
Song ceased to exist, having been centered at Suiyang District.
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Battle of Arretium
Battle during the Roman–Gallic wars (c.284 BC)
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Amastris died
Persian princess (died c. 284 BC)
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Su Qin died
Chinese political strategist in the Warring States period
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Battle of Lake Vadimo
Roman Republic victory over a joint Etruscan -Gaulish army
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Chanakya Kautilya died
Ancient Indian teacher and strategist who authored the foundational manual on political economy.
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Demetrius of Phalerum died
Greek statesman and philosopher (c.350–c.280 BC)
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