Decade · 279 BCE – 270 BCE
The world in the 270s BCE
From 279 BCE to 270 BCE the atlas holds 95 states standing at some time. 14 things began - Galatia, Paphlagonia and Greek colonisation among them - and 3 ended; 16 people were born and 8 died.
What began in the 270s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Galatia · state · 279 – 26 BCE
- Paphlagonia · state · 279 – 127 BCE
- Greek colonisation · state · 271 – 226 BCE
- Mamertines · state · 271 – 257 BCE
Wars and battles 10
- Syrian Wars · war · 274 – 168 BCE
- Battle of Beneventum · battle · 275 BCE
- Battle of Asculum · battle · 279 BCE
- First Syrian War · war · 274 – 271 BCE
- Siege of Syracuse · battle · 278 BCE
- Battle of Thermopylae · battle · 279 BCE
- Siege of Sparta · battle · 272 BCE
- Siege of Lilybaeum · battle · 276 BCE
and 2 more in the atlas.
What ended in the 270s BCE
Wars and battles 3
- Pyrrhic War · war · 280 – 275 BCE
- Wars of the Diadochi · war · 322 – 275 BCE
- First Syrian War · war · 274 – 271 BCE
Born and died
Born 16
- Eratosthenes · astronomer · 276 – 194 BCE
- Hamilcar Barca · military leader · 275 – 228 BCE
- Hasdrubal the Fair · politician · 270 – 221 BCE
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus · military leader · 270 – 208 BCE
- Aratus of Sicyon · military leader · 271 – 213 BCE
- Berenice Syra · politician · 275 – 246 BCE
- Quintus Fulvius Flaccus · politician · 270 – 201 BCE
- Pyrrhus II of Epirus · monarch · 271 – 234 BCE
- Gaius Claudius Centho · politician · 274 – 251 BCE
- Titus Manlius Torquatus · politician · 279 – 202 BCE
- Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga · politician · 272 – 211 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus · politician · 279 – 213 BCE
- Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus · politician · 273 – 202 BCE
- Gaius Fundanius Fundulus · politician · 273 – 251 BCE
- Gaius Papirius Maso · politician · 275 – 213 BCE
- Quintus Lutatius Cerco · politician · 274 – 236 BCE
Died 8
- Epicurus · philosopher · 342 – 270 BCE
- Pyrrhus of Epirus · monarch · 318 – 272 BCE
- Bindusara · ruler · 320 – 273 BCE
- Arsinoe II · monarch · 316 – 270 BCE
- Ptolemy Ceraunus · military personnel · 318 – 279 BCE
- Zipoetes I of Bithynia · person · 354 – 278 BCE
- Marcus Valerius Corvus · politician · 371 – 271 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus · politician · 310 – 275 BCE
States of the 270s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 270s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 279 BCE.
Europe18 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Publius Decius Mus, Roman consul since 279 BCE and Publius Sulpicius Saverrio, Roman consul since 279 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Publius Decius Mus, Roman consul since 279 BCE and Publius Sulpicius Saverrio, Roman consul since 279 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Ptolemy Ceraunus, king of Macedonia since 281 BCE and Meleager, king of Macedonia since 279 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Peloponnesian War · 323 – 257 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
and 10 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa32 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE · Antiochus I Soter, Seleucid ruler since 281 BCE and Seleucus, Seleucid ruler since 280 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Bithynia · 297 – 74 BCE · Zipoetes I of Bithynia, King of Bithynia since 326 BCE
and 24 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia13 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Bindusara, Mauryan Emperor since 297 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kalinga · 301 – 261 BCE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
- Anuradhapura kingdom · 377 BCE – 1017 CE · Devanampiya Tissa, King of Anuradhapura since 307 BCE
and 5 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia23 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Nan of Zhou, king since 314 BCE
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE · King Nan of Zhou, Chinese king since 315 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Chinese king since 306 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
and 15 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown7 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Eastern Zhou (state) · 770 – 249 BCE
- Ruo · 1046 – 256 BCE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 299 BCE – 250 BCE: every state, war and life of the 270s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 274 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.