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

Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC

287 BC 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277 BC

Events

• Construction of the Colossus of Rhodes is completed after 12 years.
• Battle of Populonia: Rome finally crushes Etruscan resistance, leading to Roman domination of Italy.
• Philetaerus, deserting Lysimachus, gives Pergamon over to Seleucus I Nicator
• The Roman fleet, which carries supplies for the Roman garrison in Thurii, is defeated by the Tarantine fleet

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