Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC - 270s BC - 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC

284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC - 279 BC - 278 BC 277 BC 276 BC 275 BC

Events

• Scordisci Celts founded modern city called Singidon, Roman Singidunum, later Serbian Belgrade
• Gauls led by Brennus try to sack Delphi but are defeated by combined Greek forces. They retreat to the North, cross the Bosporus, and finally settle in the region of Asia Minor that is later named Galatia.
• Phocians are readmitted into the Great Amphictyonic League after they have joined the defense of Delphi against the Gauls
• Battle of Asculum: Romans under the consuls Caius Fabricius and Quintus Aemilius, was defeated by Pyrrhus but retreated in good order, causaulties on both sides were about equal, but Pyrrhus himself was badly wounded and lost most of his Greek contingent.

Births

Deaths

270s BC

279 aC | 279 př. n. l. | 279 f.Kr. | 279 v. Chr. | 279 adC | -279 | K. a. 279 | -279 | 기원전 279년 | 279 p.n.e. | 279 aK | 279 SM | 279 a.C. | -279 | I. e. 279 | 279 SM | 279 v. Chr. | 279 AC | 279 f.Kr. | -279 | 279 p.n.e. | 279 a.C. | 279 до н. э. | 279 pred Kr. | 279 pr. n. št. | 279. пне. | 279 eaa | พ.ศ. 265 | 279 до Р.Х. | 前279年