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Calendar year
Year 285 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Canina and Lepidus (or, less frequently
285_BC
Cynic philosopher
Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope and the
Crates_of_Thebes
Name of several Roman women belonging to the gens Aemilia
that was founded by the Marcus Aemilius Lepidus who served as consul in 285 BC. The Aemila Lepidas (Aemiliae Lepidae) who appear in Roman historians were
Aemilia_Lepida
Ancient region and kingdom in the Balkans
death in 285 or 284 BC. In 285/4 BC, Lysimachus took control of Paeonia, and Ariston, the son of Audoleon, escaped to Dardania. In 280-279 BC, when the
Paeonia_(kingdom)
290 BC) Dicaearchus (died c. 285 BC) Deimakos (3rd century BC) Timosthenes (fl. 270s BC) Eratosthenes (c. 276–194 BC) Scymnus of Chios (fl. 180s BC) Hipparchus
List of Graeco-Roman geographers
List_of_Graeco-Roman_geographers
Greek writer
Rhinthon (Ancient Greek: Ῥίνθων, gen.: Ῥίνθωνος; c. 323 – 285 BC) was a Hellenistic dramatist. The son of a potter, he was probably a native of Syracuse
Rhinthon
history. Broughton concludes that they must have held office between 292 and 285 BC, and lists them under the latest possible date. The third of three dictators
List_of_Roman_dictators
(270 BC) Rhescuporis I, King (240–215 BC) Seuthes IV, King (215–190 BC) Paeonia (complete list) – Audoleon, King (315–285 BC) Ariston, King (286–285 BC) Leon
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Index of plants with the same common name
medicine, with early references to the substance recorded as far back as 285 BC. The Balsam of Matariyya was said to be derived from an Egyptian plant and
Balsam
The epithet the Handsome may refer to: Demetrius the Fair (c. 285 BC–249 BC), King of Cyrene Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345–1383), King of Portugal Frederick
List of people known as the Handsome
List_of_people_known_as_the_Handsome
Hellenistic king of Cyrene
Demetrius the Fair or the Handsome (Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Καλός, c. 285 BC–249 BC), known in modern ancient historical sources as Demetrius of Cyrene, was
Demetrius_the_Fair
Syracuse Crates of Thebes c. 365 – c. 285 BC Cynic philosopher. Teacher of Zeno of Citium. Hipparchia of Maroneia fl. 325 BC Wife of Crates of Thebes. Metrocles
List_of_Cynic_philosophers
According to Irish legend, a high king of Ireland
418–414 BC, the chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn to 290–285 BC. He was the husband of the presumed goddess Flidais of the Tuatha Dé Danann
Adamair
3rd-century BC tyrant of Syracuse
288-279 BC. He rose to power following the death of Agathocles of Syracuse. He defeated his rival to the west, Phintias of Agrigentum, in 285 BC, but was
Hicetas_(tyrant_of_Syracuse)
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
zenith: he ruled an enlarged Epirus, half of Macedonia, and Thessaly. In 285 BC, Demetrius was defeated by Seleucus. This freed the hands of Lysimachus
Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
Archaeological site in Egypt
by a period without settlement until around 285 BC. After his reign began, Pharaoh Ptolemy II (285 to 246 BC) began to desilt and renovate the Bubastis
Tell_el-Maschuta
2004 epic historical drama film by Oliver Stone
highest-selling catalog items from Warner Bros. Pictures (as of 2012[update]). Around 285 BC, Ptolemy I Soter, basileus and pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, narrates the
Alexander_(2004_film)
Calendar year
philosopher, cartographer, geographer, mathematician and polymath (d. c. 285 BC) Megasthenes, Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer (approximate
350_BC
Calendar year
c. 270 BC) Theophrastus, Greek philosopher, a native of Eressos in Lesbos, the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school (d. c. 285 BC) Chanakya
370_BC
City in Boeotia, Greece
Nicomachus of Thebes, 4th century BC painter Crates of Thebes (c. 365 – c. 285 BC), Cynic philosopher Kleitomachos, 3rd century BC athlete Luke the Evangelist
Thebes,_Greece
One hundred years, from 300 BC to 201 BC
successor civilization to the Olmecs in Mesoamerica. 285 BC: The Pharos of Alexandria is completed. 281 BC: Antiochus I Soter, on the assassination of his
3rd_century_BC
List of sieges by a historical figure
besieged by Demetrius I Poliorcetes during his military campaigns from 311 to 285 BC. Victory - 25 Defeat - 2 Another result - 3 Wheatley, Pat; Dunn, Charlotte
List of sieges conducted by Demetrius I Poliorcetes
List_of_sieges_conducted_by_Demetrius_I_Poliorcetes
Name list
the Great Crates of Thebes (c. 365 – c. 285 BC), Hellenistic Cynic philosopher Crates of Athens (died 268–264 BC), Polemon's successor as head of the Platonic
Crates_(name)
Decade
Aristotle (b. c. 372 BC) 285 BC Dicaearchus, Greek philosopher, cartographer, geographer, mathematician and author (b. c. 350 BC) Theophrastus, Greek
280s_BC
Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled Egypt
Soter (305–282 BC) married Thaïs, Artakama, Eurydice, and finally Berenice I Ptolemy II Philadelphus (282–246 BC) co-ruler since 285 BC; married Arsinoe
Ptolemaic_dynasty
Greek community in Egypt
to Palestine. He called himself king of Egypt from 306 BC. By the time he abdicated in 285 BC, in favour of one of his sons, the Ptolemaic dynasty was
Egyptian_Greeks
Battus IV of Cyrene (reigned 515-465 BC), Greek King of Cyrene Demetrius the Fair (around 285 BC-249 BC or 250 BC), Hellenistic King of Cyrene Eadwig (941
List of people known as the Fair
List_of_people_known_as_the_Fair
Calendar year
Priscus and Caeliomontanus (or, less frequently, year 285 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 469 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval
469_BC
Ruined Hellenistic city in Afghanistan
Afghanistan in the late 1970s. The city was probably founded between 300 and 285 BC by an official acting on the orders of Seleucus I Nicator or his son Antiochus I
Ai-Khanoum
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
irrelevant. The other stream, beginning with Crates of Thebes (c. 365 – c. 285 BC) and ending with Sallustius of Emesa (5th century AD), consisted of a succession
Diogenes
Chinese legalist theoretician (c. 350–c. 275 BC)
Shen Dao (c. 360 – c. 285 BC), or (c. 395 – c. 315 BC), was an early-mid Warring states period Chinese philosopher and writer. Noteworthy as a predecessor
Shen_Dao
3rd-century BCE Chinese general
Meng Wu was part of his father's campaign against the state of Qi in 285 BC. In 224 BC, having recently conquered Wei, the Qin king Ying Zheng appointed
Meng_Wu
277 BC Antigonid victory over the Gauls in Greece
Pyrrhus of Epirus and Lysimachus in 288 BC. Tired of war, Demetrius surrendered himself to Seleucus I Nicator in 285 BC, leaving Antigonus as the Antigonid
Battle_of_Lysimachia
Ancient Greek philosopher
Sphaerus (Greek: Σφαῖρος, sometimes transliterated as Sphaeros; c. 285 BC – c. 210 BC) of Borysthenes or the Bosphorus, was a Stoic philosopher. Sphaerus
Sphaerus
Ancient Roman family
after the Aemilii Paulli, beginning with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, consul in 285 BC, and produced many illustrious statesmen down to the first century AD. In
Aemilia_gens
Ethnic group in Africa
to Palestine. He called himself king of Egypt from 306 BC. By the time he abdicated in 285 BC, in favour of one of his sons, the Ptolemaic dynasty was
African_Greeks
Ancient Greek scholar and poet
Cos (/fɪˈlaɪtəs/; Greek: Φιλίτας ὁ Κῷος, Philitas ho Kōos; c. 340 – c. 285 BC), sometimes spelled Philetas (/faɪˈliːtəs/; Φιλήτας, Philētas; see Bibliography
Philitas_of_Cos
Macedonian general, Diadochus, and founder of the Seleucid Empire
Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, "Seleucus the Victorious"; c. 358 BC – 281 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and successor of Alexander the
Seleucus_I_Nicator
Ancient Greek male given name meaning "devoted to Demeter"
Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) - Hellenistic king of Cyrene Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BC Demetrius (son
Demetrius
Crates of Athens died 268-265 BC Academic Platonist Crates of Mallus fl. 2nd century BC Stoic Crates of Thebes c. 365 – c. 285 BC Cynic husband of Hipparchia
List of ancient Greek philosophers
List_of_ancient_Greek_philosophers
399–300 BC), philosopher Menecrates of Syracuse (4th century BC), physician Euhemerus (c. 330–250 a.C.), philosopher Dicaearchus (c. 350–c. 285 BC), philosopher
List_of_people_from_Sicily
Man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus
which 100,000 Judean Jews settled during the reign of Ptolemy Soter (323–285 BC), and was an early center of Christianity. The Cyrenian Jews had a synagogue
Simon_of_Cyrene
Roman statesman and writer (fl. c. 312–279 BC)
time period he served as consul twice; in 307 BC and 296 BC, he was also appointed Dictator in 285 BC. Appius gave a famous speech in this period against
Appius_Claudius_Caecus
Ancient school of philosophy
the man, including an ethical seriousness. Crates of Thebes (c. 365 – c. 285 BC) is the third figure who dominates Cynic history. He is notable because
Cynicism_(philosophy)
List of kings used by ancient astronomers
304–285 BC Ptolemy II Philadelphus: 284–247 BC Ptolemy III Euergetes: 246–222 BC Ptolemy IV Philopator: 221–205 BC Ptolemy V Epiphanes: 204–181 BC Ptolemy
Canon_of_Kings
Greek librarian, mathematician, geographer, and poet
err-ə-TOSS-thə-NEEZ; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης [eratostʰénɛːs]; c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a philosopher, scholar, mathematician
Eratosthenes
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
Greek rulers in 285 BC, and mastery of Greece passed to the king Lysimachus of Thrace. Lysimachus was in turn defeated and killed in 280 BC. The Macedonian
Hellenistic_Greece
Roman praetor and general, consul in 284 BC
in his Römische Zeittafeln, lists him as praetor and also as dying in 285 BC; however, the following year, he has him again as consul. Wilhelm Drumann
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter
Lucius_Caecilius_Metellus_Denter
Ancient Roman family
consul of 285 BC. Marcus Claudius C. f. Canina, the father of Gaius Claudius Canina. Gaius Claudius M. f. C. n. Canina, consul in 285 and 273 BC. Tiberius
Claudia_gens
Greek island in the North Aegean
(4th century BC), general of Alexander the Great Erigyius (4th century BC), officer in the army of Alexander the Great Theophrastus (370–285 BC), philosopher
Lesbos
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
retook Cyprus in 295 BC. Feeling the kingdom was now secure, Ptolemy shared rule with his son Ptolemy II by Queen Berenice in 285 BC. He then may have devoted
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Chinese classic text
supposed to have been written before the time of Zhuang Zhou, e.g. 365–285 BC (365 tail-end of the early Warring States period), predating even the earliest
Tao_Te_Ching
Macedonian officer of Thessalian origin (c. 360–281 BCE)
before Lysimachus invaded. For a short while, the two ruled jointly but, in 285 BC, Lysimachus expelled Pyrrhus, seizing complete control for himself. Domestic
Lysimachus
Archaeological site in China
kings of Qi and the Qi state acted as patrons of the Jixia Academy (ca 315-285 BC) in Linzi, the earliest and largest (in its time) center of learning in
Ancient_Linzi
Ancient Greek dialect group
the language of later writers following conventionally the accession in 285 BC of Greek-speaking Ptolemy II to the throne of the Kingdom of Egypt. Ruling
Attic_Greek
Historical region of Italy
begins. 387 BC: Reggio is destroyed by Syracuse. 303 BC: peace between Taranto and Lucanians, who had attempted to conquer the city. 285 BC: Roman garrisons
Magna_Graecia
285 BC Athens passed a decree to honor Philippides for his continuous requests to Lysimachus for aid to recover Piraeus and the forts. In 286/285 BC Philippides
Philippides_(comic_poet)
War fought by Pyrrhus of Epirus in Italy and Sicily against Rome and Carthage
the Third Samnite War (298–290 BC) along with their Italic allies. The Greek city of Thurii allied itself to Rome in 285 BC seeking protection from an invasion
Pyrrhic_War
5th century BC – State leaders in the 3rd century BC – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 4th century BC (400–301 BC). Carthage
List of state leaders in the 4th century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_4th_century_BC
Battle in 280 BC between the Romans and Pyrrhus of Epirus
conflict with Rome. His ultimate goal was to re-conquer Macedon he had lost in 285 BC, but did not have enough money to recruit soldiers. He planned to help Tarentum
Battle_of_Heraclea
Plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics
cultigens. This distinction dates to the Greek philosopher Theophrastus (370–285 BC), the "Father of Botany", who was keenly aware of this difference. Botanical
Cultivar
Calendar year
Year 287 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Rutilus (or, less frequently
287_BC
Notes 3rd century BC Epicurus 341–270 BC Founder of the Epicurean school of philosophy. Polyaenus of Lampsacus c. 345 – c. 285 BC Mathematician and friend
List of Epicurean philosophers
List_of_Epicurean_philosophers
Pyrrhus's campaigns in the Peloponnese
Pyrrhus had coveted the Macedonian throne and had briefly held it from 287 BC to 285 BC. Alternatively, he could respond to the appeal of the Greek poleis of
Pyrrhus's invasion of the Peloponnese
Pyrrhus's_invasion_of_the_Peloponnese
Ancient Greek philosopher (341–270 BC)
it is possible they met. Diogenes's pupil Crates of Thebes (c. 365 – c. 285 BC) was a close contemporary of Epicurus. Epicurus agreed with the Cynics'
Epicurus
Greek Anatolia (610 BC–546 BC), first to attempt making a map of the known world Dicaearchus, Magna Graecia (c. 350 BC–285 BC), philosopher, cartographer
List_of_cartographers
District in Sichuan, China
葭萌县), the capital of the Juhou state [zh] (Chinese: 苴侯国). Established in 285 BC, it served as a base for Liu Bei before he captured Chengdu. He renamed
Zhaohua,_Guangyuan
century BC – Political entities in the 12th century BC – Political entities by century This is a list of political entities in the 13th century BC (1300–1201
List of political entities in the 13th century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_13th_century_BC
UNESCO World Heritage Site
of Tarentum (4th century BCE), Pythagorean philosopher Rhinthon (c. 323–285 BC), dramatist Zeuxis (3rd century BCE), physician Livius Andronicus (с. 284-
Taranto
Roman politician
Canina was a Roman politician in the third century BC. Gaius Claudius Canina was consul in 285 BC, with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus as his colleague and in
Gaius_Claudius_Canina
Archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland
information from Pytheas of Massilia who visited Britain sometime between 322 and 285 BC. It is possible that Ptolemy did as well, as Agricola's information about
Outer_Hebrides
precisely to a Tarentine author, in particular, the poet Rhinthon (323–285 BC) who had given literary form to mythological parody. The theatrical genres
Spectacles_in_ancient_Rome
Calendar year
Year 282 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Luscinus and Papus (or, less frequently
282_BC
Science of classifying organisms
and cetaceans, are commonly used. His student Theophrastus (Greece, 370–285 BC) carried on this tradition, mentioning some 500 plants and their uses in
Taxonomy_(biology)
Walter Burley (England, c. 1275–1344/5) Chanakya (India, Mouryan Empire, 371–285 BC) Georg Ferdinand Cantor (Germany, 1845–1918) Rudolf Carnap (Germany, 1891–1970)
List_of_logicians
is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 3rd century BC. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states
List of political entities in the 3rd century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_3rd_century_BC
Syracuse in Sicily but moved to Athens some time before 330 BC Philitas of Cos (c. 340 – c. 285 BC), Alexandrian poet and critic, founder of the Alexandrian
List_of_ancient_Greek_poets
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in
Mycenaean_Greece
philosopher (c. 285 BC), chanting when about to die "Now, farewell, and remember all my words!" — Epicurus, Greek philosopher (270 BC); the majority of
List_of_last_words
Calendar year
Year 288 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tremulus and Arvina (or, less frequently
288_BC
Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland
information from Pytheas of Massilia who visited Britain sometime between 322 and 285 BC. It is possible that Ptolemy did so also, as Agricola's information about
Inner_Hebrides
Calendar year
Year 284 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tucca and Denter/Dentatus (or, less
284_BC
Political entities in the 11th century BC – Political entities in the 9th century BC – Political entities by century This is a list of states or polities
List of political entities in the 10th century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_10th_century_BC
in the 6th century BC List of states in the 5th century BC List of states in the 4th century BC List of states in the 3rd century BC List of states in
List_of_Classical_Age_states
Archipelago in Scotland
of Massilia when he described visiting Britain sometime between 322 and 285 BC, but it is unlikely he was referring to Shetland, because he also wrote
Shetland
1950 book by Harold Innis
Alexandria made possible by access to abundant supplies of papyrus. "By 285 BC the library established by Ptolemy I had 20,000 manuscripts," Innis writes
Empire_and_Communications
319–315 BC 463–443 BC Ailill Caisfiaclach 3rd–2nd century BC 315–290 BC 443–418 BC Adamair 290–285 BC 418–414 BC Eochaid Ailtlethan 285–274 BC 414–396 BC Fergus
List_of_High_Kings_of_Ireland
Topics referred to by the same term
of Alopece (early 4th century BC), sculptor Demetrius of Apamea, physiologist Demetrius the Fair (c. 285 BC – c. 250 BC), also known as Demetrius of Cyrene
Demetrius_(disambiguation)
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Greece. After initial successes, he was forced to surrender to Seleucus in 285 BC and later died in captivity. Lysimachus, who had seized Macedon and Thessaly
Hellenistic_period
century BC – Political entities in the 11th century BC – Political entities by century This is a list of political entities in the 12th century BC (1200–1101
List of political entities in the 12th century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_12th_century_BC
Indian Buddhist monk and son of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka
Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 204 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka
Mahinda_(Buddhist_monk)
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
translated into Koine Greek at the request of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–247 BC) by seventy-two Hebrew translators—six from each of the Twelve Tribes
Septuagint
Calendar year
Greece (b. c. 319 BC) Diodotus I, king of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (b. c. 285 BC) Huanhui of Han, Chinese king of the Han State Qian, Sima. Records of the
239_BC
Political entities in the 7th century BC – Political entities in the 5th century BC – Political entities by century This is a list of sovereign states
List of political entities in the 6th century BC
List_of_political_entities_in_the_6th_century_BC
Calendar year
Year 283 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dolabella and Maximus (or, less frequently
283_BC
King of Macedonia from 277 BC to 239 BC
success in Greece. Ptolemy's fleet was driven off and Athens surrendered. In 285 BC, Demetrius, worn down by his fruitless campaign, surrendered to Seleucus
Antigonus_II_Gonatas
basileus of Macedon (288-285 BC (divided with Lysimachus), 274-272 BC) Simmias of Tymphaia Sophron of Ambracia Stadion, Olympics 432 BC Arybbas of Epirus Tethrippon
List_of_ancient_Epirotes
Calendar year
Year 286 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corvus (or Potitus) and Paetus (or,
286_BC
Decade
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