What happened in 291 BC?
2 recorded events in 291 BC, including 1 in people and 1 in historical figures. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 1
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Menander died
Athenian playwright of New Comedy
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 291 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 291 BC.
290s BC 2
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Megasthenes died
Ancient Greek ethnographer and explorer
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Megasthenes
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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Alexander V of Macedon died
Died in Larissa. King of Macedon 297-294 BCE.
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Marcus Livius Denter
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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