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 | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| 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.
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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
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