
Sicily, South Italy, Greece
and
Macedonia Aegean, Egypt, Cyrene, Literature, Philosophy,
Carthage Asia Science,
Art
290 c. 290 Alliance between
Agathocles and
Demetrius: plan for a new
Punic war.
289/8 Death of Agathocles.
Syracuse free.
288/7 Invasion and partition of 288/7 Ptolemy takes Tyre and
Macedonia by Lysimachus Sidon from Demetrius.
and Pyrrhus.
c
-
z8
7
Death
of
Theophrastus:
287 Athens under Olympichus
Strato
of
Lampsacus succeeds
revolts from Demetrius, who
him as
head
of the L
y
ceum
-
retains Piraeus. 286 Demetrius captured by f. 287-212 Archimedes.
Seleucus in Asia.
285 285 Lysimachus seizes Pyrrhus' 285 March/April. Ptolemy II co-
share of Macedonia. regent with Ptolemy I.
284/3 (
or z8
5/
2
) Dynastic crisis in
court of Lysimachus.
z8
3 Death of Demetrius 283 onwards. Callimachus,
Poliorcetes. Apollonius, Theocritus,
Death of Ptolemy I. Herondas and the Tragic
Ptolemy II reigns as sole king. Pleiad active at Alexandria
under Ptolemy II.
282/1 Seleucus invades Asia Minor:
death of Lysimachus at
281 Sept. Seleucus assassinated by Corupedium (c. Feb. 281).
Ptolemy Ceraunus, who 281 Mithridates I king of Pontus.
becomes king of Macedonia Antiochus I sole king in
after defeating Antigonus Seleucid kingdom.
Gonatas.
280 280—27; Pyrrhus'campaigns in 280 Gauls invade Thrace and c. 280 Zenodotus and Lycophron
Italy and Sicily. Macedonia: defeat and death active.
of Ceraunus. c. 280-245 Aristarchus of Samos
Achaean League refounded.
flor.
c. 280 Euhemerus flor.
c. 280-c 206 Chrysippus.
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