275 BC Facts for Kids

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
Decades:	300s BC 290s BC 280s BC – 270s BC – 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC
Years:	278 BC 277 BC 276 BC – 275 BC – 274 BC 273 BC 272 BC

275 BC by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
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Births – Deaths
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Establishments – Disestablishments

275 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	275 BC CCLXXIV BC
Ab urbe condita	479
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 49
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 9
Ancient Greek era	126th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4476
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−867
Berber calendar	676
Buddhist calendar	270
Burmese calendar	−912
Byzantine calendar	5234–5235
Chinese calendar	乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 2422 or 2362 — to — 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 2423 or 2363
Coptic calendar	−558 – −557
Discordian calendar	892
Ethiopian calendar	−282 – −281
Hebrew calendar	3486–3487
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−218 – −217
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2826–2827
Holocene calendar	9726
Iranian calendar	896 BP – 895 BP
Islamic calendar	924 BH – 923 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2059
Minguo calendar	2186 before ROC 民前2186年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1742
Seleucid era	37/38 AG
Thai solar calendar	268–269
Tibetan calendar	阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) −148 or −529 or −1301 — to — 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) −147 or −528 or −1300

The year 275 BC was a time long ago, before the modern calendar we use today. It was part of the ancient Roman calendar. Many important things happened in different parts of the world during this year.

Important Events
People Born
People Who Died
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Important Events

In Egypt

The famous Museum of Alexandria was started by King Ptolemy II. This museum was like a big research center and library. It was a very important place for learning in the ancient world.

In the Roman Republic

A powerful general named Pyrrhus returned from Sicily. He found himself facing a much larger Roman army. The Roman army was led by a general called Manius Curius Dentatus.
After a big fight known as the Battle of Beneventum, the Roman leader Gaius Fabricius Luscinus helped make peace with Pyrrhus.
Pyrrhus then decided to stop fighting in Italy. He went back to his home country, Epirus. This was a big win for the Romans.

In Sicily

After Pyrrhus left Sicily, the people of Syracuse needed a new leader for their army.
They chose Hiero II to be the commander of their troops. He would become a very important ruler in Syracuse.

In Greece

An alliance, which is like a strong friendship, was made even stronger between Antiochus I and Antigonus II.
This alliance was sealed when Antigonus married Phila. Phila was Antiochus's half-sister.

People Born

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus was born around this time. He would later become a famous Roman dictator, politician, and soldier. He passed away in 203 BC.

People Who Died

Shen Dao, a Chinese philosopher, passed away around this year. He was from the Zhao region.
Shen Dao also worked at the Jixia academy in Qi. He was known for his ideas that mixed Legalism and Taoism. He was born around 350 BC.

275 BC facts for kids

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