What happened in 291 BC?
One recorded event in 291 BC: Menander died. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Menander died
Athenian playwright of New Comedy
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 291 BC is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 291 BC.
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Megasthenes died
Ancient Greek ethnographer and explorer
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 291 BC.
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Marcus Livius Denter died
Roman consul 302 BC
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Battle of Aquilonia
293 BCE battle of the Third Samnite War
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Battle of Yique
Battle
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Siege of Thebes
Battle between Demetrius I of Macedon and the Greek city state of Thebes in 291 BC
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Eudemus of Rhodes died
Ancient Greek philosopher
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Autolycus of Pitane died
Ancient Greek mathematician
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Onesicritus died
Ancient Greek historian and admiral
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Agathocles of Syracuse died
Greek tyrant of Syracuse from 317 to 289 BC
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Pytheas died
Ancient Greek explorer
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Epirote-Macedonian War
289 BCE war
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Zhuang Zhou died
Chinese Taoist philosopher (c. 369–286 BC)
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Fifth War of the Diadochi
Fifth War of the Diadochi (Wars & Conflicts).
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