| c.275 | PYRRHUS king of Epirus, away from Epirus since 280, in Italy from 276, returns with only 8,000 inf and 500 cav to Epirus. He can't even pay them without resorting to new wars. | 275 BCoC 485, CAH 7.1-221, 7.2, Dur 3-38, LEWH 91, MCAW, OHG, RAH 385, TToH 274 B76 1-991, DGRBM 3-614, LdHR 2-6, bk |
| c.275 | CLEONYMOS, Spartan noble, banished from Sparta. | 275 OCD 251 |
| c.275 | CLEONYMOS, banished Spartan noble, calls in PYRRHUS of Epirus for help against Areos-I, Agiad king of Sparta 309-265. | no date: LEWH 91 |
| c.275 | PHILOCRATES, eponymous archon of Athens from 276, ends. OLBIOS succeeds until 274. | 275 wikEA |
| c.275 | DEMOCHARES, neph of Demosthenes, dies. His son gets a statue erected in his honor, containing a record of his public services: a better management of state finances (after his return in 287) and successful begging missions to rulers of Egypt and Macedon. | 275 wikDmc |
| c.275 | AEGION (Aegium) on coast of Achaea, seat of the shrine of Zeus Homarios, joins 2nd Achaean League. | 275 CAH 7.1, DGRG 1-15, atl3 275/4 CAH 7.1-244 |
| c.275 | CERYNIA Achaea (which had been under a tyrant) joins 2nd Achaean League. | 275 DGRG 1-15, atl3 275/4 CAH 7.1-244 |
| 275 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-39 loses 3 of his remaining Achaean towns, Aigion, Bura, Cerynia. His remaining 3 are probably lost in the war with Pyrrhus. | 275 TAG 205 |
| c.275 | BURA Achaea kills its tyrant, and joins Achaean League. | 275 DGRG 1-15, 457, atl3 275/4 CAH 7.1-244 |
| c.275 | Gymnasium built by Ptolemy-II at Athens near Temple of Theseus. | 275 DGRG 1-258 |
| c.275 | CRANTOR of Soli, pupil of Xenocrates, friend of Polemo, supporter of older Academy philosophy, dies of dropsy, leaving 12 talents to Arcesilaos of Pitane. | 276/5 wikCr 274 atl3 |
| c.275 | Hibah Papyrus written by a Greek scribe in Egypt. mentions 27 Athenian religious festivals. | 300-270 acdHP, pmHP 275 wikAGUM |
| c.275 | PANTHOIDES, Megarian dialectician and philosopher, flourishes. Writes On Ambiguities . Says everything that has happened must be true, therefore nothing is possible which can never be true. Teacher of Lyco of Troas. | 280-75 CHHΦ 275 wikPn |
| c.275 | ARCHIDAMOS-IV Eurypontid king of Sparta from 305, with Agiad Areos-I, ends. Son EUDAMIDAS-II, succeeds to 245. | 275 OCD 1007, lvG, wikKS |
| 275/4 | ATHENS, now firmly under Antigonus-II Gonatas: Pro-Macedonians pass decree honoring one of their most prominent men, Phaidros of Sphettos. His father Thymochares had been a devotee of Cassander, to whom he had rendered many services on sea and land as commander of Athenian contingents aiding Cassander against Antigonus-I. | 275/4 TAG 45, 218 |
| c.274 | PYRRHUS king of Epirus 297-72, hires Celt mercenaries for plundering campaigns - payment contingent on victory. He is successful enough to tackle Macedonia. | 273 DGRBM 3-614, TAG 260 |
| c.274 | MACEDONIA, under Antigonus-II, invaded by PYRRHUS king of Epirus in force by way of the Aoos pass. He defeats Antigonus and wins over the Macedonian army. Antigonus flees to Thessaloica. | 274 CAH 7.1-221, GHH, atl3 273 DGRBM 3-614, TAG 264 |
| c.274 | Upper MACEDONIA, under Antigonus-II from ?, taken by PYRRHUS king of Epirus until 272. | 274 B76 1-991, CAH 7.1, LEWH 91, 96 273 DGRBM 3-614 |
| c.274 | Royal sepulchers at Agae plundered by Epirotes. | 274 GHH |
| c.274 | Lower MACEDONIA is saved for now by Antigonus-II's system of mercenary garrisons, and of governors appointed by himself. Here Antigonus begins to collect an army. | 273 TAG 264 |
| c.274 | AGAE Macedonia resists PYRRHUS king of Epirus, and is taken and sacked. His Gallic mercenaries plundered the tombs of the kings, stealing gold and scattering the bones. Pyrrhus neither hinders nor punishes. He turns south to Thessaly. | 274 atl3 273 TAG 264 |
| c.274 | THESSALY, under Antigonus-II from ?, taken by PYRRHUS king of Epirus. | 274 B76 1-991, LEWH 91, 96 |
| c.274 | Ptolemaeos son of Pyrrhus sails a small force to reduce Corcyra. | 274 DGRBM 3-566 |
| c.274 | OLBIOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 275, ends. EUBULOS succeeds until 273. | 274 wikEA |
| c.274 | Panatheneia games at Athens, suspended in 278 because of Celt invasion, resumed. | 274 TAG 218 |
| c.274 | ALEXIS of Thurii, leading Middle Comedy poet dies. | 274 atl3 |
| c.273 | Pyrrhus leaves son Ptolemaeos in charge of Macedonia until 273/2, and returns to Epirus. | 273 TAG 265 |
| c.273 | Celts invade Thrace again, forcing the Greek aristocracy to escape to colonies bordering the Black Sea. | 273 hifiGlt |
| c.273 | ODROES and ADAEOS end. Kings of Odrysians in Thrace from 280. Son of Berisades, SKOSTODOS succeeds until 260, alone until 265. | 273 frH, rcSB2, wikOK |
| c.273 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas collects troops from his garrisons, recruits more Celts, attacks Ptolemaeos, and is so completely defeated that he escapes with only 7 companions. | 273 CAH 7.1, TAG 265, atl3 |
| c.273 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, expelled by Ptolemaeos. PYRRHUS of Epirus, owns Macedonia until 272. | 273 DGRBM 1-189, MCAW 273, frH |
| c.273 | Poet ARATOS of Soli, at court of Antigonus-II Gonatas from 276, goes over to Antiochus-I Soter until ?. | 273 TAG 223 |
| c.273 | THRACE, part under Lysimachus dynasty from 323, part under Odrysian OROES from 280, comes under Celts until 213. | 273 rcEB, rcSB2 |
| c.273 | CHERSONESE, under Thrace from 323, officially comes under Seleucids until 272, but still occupied by Celts. | 273 rcT |
| c.273 | EUBULOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 274, ends. GLAUKIPPOS succeeds until 272. | 273 wikEA |
| c.273 | Acrotatos, son of Spartan king Areos-I, seduces Chelidonis, wife of Cleonymos. | 273 DGRBM 3-614 |
| 273/2 | Ptolemaeos son of Pyrrhus in charge of Macedonia 273, leaves Macedonia to look after itself and returns to Epirus. | 273/2 TAG 266 |
| 273/2 | ATHENS: under Pro-Macedonian government from 276/5, replaced by a confused coalition with a moderate policy until 273. | 273/2 TAG 267 |
| c.272 | LEUCAS Island west of Acarnania, annexed to Acarnania from 283/2, back in Acarnanian League until 168. | 272 rcSB3 |
| c.272 | CHERSONESE, under Seleucids from 273, comes under Ptolemies until 213. | 272 rcT |
| c.272 | CLEONYMOS, a Spartan of royal blood, hated among fellow Spartans, asks Pyrrhus of Epirus to attack Sparta and enthrone him. King Areos-I then being in Crete. Cleonymos recruits an army in Megalopolis. | 273 DGRBM 3-614, GHH 272 DGRBM 1-16, 799, atl3, wikA2G, wikPyr |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS, king of Epirus 297-72 with 25,000 inf, 2,000 cav, 24 elephants passes thru Aetolia. Sons Ptolemaeos and Helenos are with him. With Aetolian aid, he ships his army across to Achaea in Peloponnese. | 272 CAH 7.1-224, OCD 70, TAG 266, atl3, bk, wikA2G |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS enters Peloponnese. Most of Antigonus' allies fall away. Pyrrhus occupies Megalopolis. But Antigonus' had never lost Corinth or the coastal cities. They are strongly garrisoned and governed and supported by his fleet. He must during winter and spring have recovered part of the country. | 272 DGRBM 2-372, 3-566, 614, GHH, TAG 266 |
| c.272 | MACEDONIA, under Pyrrhus from 273, recovered by ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas until 239. | 272 TAG 271 |
| c.272 | GLAUKIPPOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 273, ends. LYSITHEIDES succeeds until 271. | 272 wikEA |
| c.272 | At Megalopolis Spartan envoys meet Pyrrhus, who says he has no plans to attack Sparta. Spartans don't buy it. A messenger is sent to recall king Areos from Crete. | 272 TAG 270 |
| c.272 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas ships all his available troops to Corinth. | 272 TAG 271 |
| c.272 | TROZEN Argolis, under Spartans from 278, expells Spartans. | 272 CAH 7.1-231 |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS, king of Epirus 297-72 arrives at Sparta, and is repulsed by Acrotatos son of Areos. So he attacks and besieges it. | 272 mid CAH 7.1, DGRBM 3-614, GHH, TAG 271 |
| c.272 | Antigonus' general AMEINIAS, having marched from Corinth, arrives at Sparta to help defend it. | 272 TAG 271 |
| c.272 | AREOS-I, Agiad king of Sparta 309-265, helping Gortyn in Crete from ?, returns with 2,000 Cretans plus auxiliaries to stop Pyrrhus, immediately allies with Argos, which draws Pyrrhus off Sparta to attack Argos. | 272 DGRBM 1-279, OCD 70, 104, TAG 271, atl3 |
| c.272 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Greece 283-39, Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, (and son Haycyoneos) sails from Macedonia to Greece to oppose PYRRHUS of Epirus. | 272 DGRBM 2-325, wikA2G |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS of Epirus besieging Sparta, is asked to intervene in a civic dispute in Argos between Aristeas and Aristippos, a partisan of Antigonus-II. | 272 DGRBM 3-615, Dur 2-568 |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS of Epirus withdraws from Sparta northward. In a pass in the hills Pyrrhus is ambushed by Areos and the Spartans. Pyrrhus' rear-guard cut up. He sends his son Ptolemaeos to help them. | 272 TAG 272 |
| c.272 | PTOLEMAEOS, eldest son of Pyrrhus, withdrawing from Sparta, killed by a Cretan fighting for Sparta. | 272 DGRBM 3-566, 615, TAG 272, atl3 |
| c.272 | AREOS-I, Agiad king of Sparta 309-265 defeats Pyrrhus. | 272 CAH 7.1, Dur 2-568, atl3, wikA2G |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS of Epirus, defeated by Areos-I plunders Peloponnese. | 272 wikA2G |
| c.272 | ARGOS besieged by Pyrrhus of Epirus. | 272 GHH |
| c.272 | Antigonus-II Gonatas, takes a strong position on high ground near Argos. Pyrrhus encamps about Nauplia (on coast between Argos & Asine) and challenges Antigonus to come down and fight on the plain. Antigonus says he would choose his own moment to fight. | 272 DGRBM 3-615, Dur 2-568, TAG 272 |
| c.272 | At night Aristeas opens a gate to Argos. PYRRHUS of Epirus leaves his son Helenus with the main army and enters Argos with a detatchment. The Aristippos faction learns of it and siezes the citadel. Antigonus-II Gonatas learns of it. | 272 mid CAH 7.1-229, DGRBM 3-615, DGRG 1-832, Dur 2-568, atl3, wikA2G |
| c.272 | HALCYONEOS, son of Antigonus-II Gonatas, is sent with troops into Argos to oppose Pyrrhus, who is caught in a confused battle in narrow streets. An old woman on a rooftop throws a tile which stuns him, allowing Zopyros, a mercenary in Antigonus' service to behead Pyrrhus. | 272 mid CAH 7.1-229, DGRBM 3-615, DGRG 1-832, Dur 2-568, TAG 273, atl3, DGRBM 2-325, wikA2G |
| c.272 | PYRRHUS dies. King of Epirus from 297, beheaded at Argos. The head is sent by Halcyoneos to Antigonus who chastises Halcyoneos for it. Helenos surrenders to Halcyoneos, who leads him to Antigonus, who treats Helenos kindly, and sends him back to Epirus with Pyrrhus' ashes. Pyrrhus' son ALEXANDER-II succeeds until 264, keeping what Epirus had prior to 274. | 272 B76 III-926, 1-991, 8-381, CAH 7.1-229, CDCC 737, DGRBM 1-116, 2-372, Dur 2-555, GHH, LEWH 91, MCAW, MRDK, OCD 41, OHG, TAG 274, atl3, bk, frH, lvG, rcSB2, wikA2E |
| c.272 | Pyrrhus' whole army and camp surrenders to Antigonus-II Gonatas, greatly increasing his power. | 272 TAG 274, wikA2G |
| c.272 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas gains control of cities in Peloponnese. | 272 atl3 |
| c.272 | ARISTOTIMOS, son of Demaratos, supported by mercenaries and Antigonus-II Gonatas, becomes tyrant of Elis for 6 months until 271. Terrorizes Elis, causing 800 citizens to flee to the Aetolians. | 272 CAH 7.1-231, atl3 |
| c.272 | CLEON, tyrant of Sicyon from 303, murdered. Democracy established until ?. | 274 TAG 279 272 atl3 |
| c.272 |  Opuntian Locris annexed by Boeotia until 245. |
272 CAH 7.1-249 |
| c.272 | HERAEA in west Peloponnese section of Arcadia refounded by Spartan Cleonymos, populated with inhabitants of 9 surrounding villages. | 272 atl3 |
| c.272 | MACEDONIA, under Pyrrhus from 273, recovered by Antigonus-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39. | 272 TAG 271 |
| c.272 | 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE, begun 280, completed. 10 cities with federal center at Zeus Homarios, includes most of Peloponnese. Headed by 2 generals until 255. Ends 146. | 272 B76 8-381 |
| c.271 | CRATERUS-II, governor of Corinth and Peloponnese for Antigonus-II 280-55 tries to help ARISTOTIMOS tyrant of Elis. | 271 OCD 296 |
| c.271 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas spends this year in Macedonia. | 271 TAG 286 |
| c.271 | ARISTOTIMOS dies. Tyrant of Elis for 6 months from 272, murdered in a temple, his daughters are forced to suicide, entire family is liquidated. | 272 CAH 7.1-231 271 atl3 |
| c.271 | CHALCIS Euboea, recovered by Antigonus-II until 253. | 271 CAH 7.1 |
| c.271 | LYSITHEIDES, eponymous archon of Athens from 272, ends. PYTHARATOS succeeds until 270. | 271 GHH, wikEA |
| c.271 | EPICHARES elected hipparch at Athens until ?. | 271 atl3 |
| c.271 | TIMON of Phlios (in Argolis), satirist, flourishes. | 271 Dur 2-555 |
| c.271/0 | PIRAEUS, under Antigonus-II Gonatas from 287 recovered by Athens. | 271/0 CAH 7.1-230 |
| c.270 | MONUNIUS-I, king of Dardanians from 290, ends. MYTILUS succeeds until 2??, or possibly just chieftain of Dyrrachium. | 270 wikLI |
| c.270 | SPARTA establishes friendly relations with Jews. | 270 IDB 3-52 |
| c.270 | EUBOEA recovered by Antigonus-II, again placed under Craterus. | 270 TAG 286 |
| c.270 | PYTHARATOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 271, ends. SOSOSTRATOS succeeds until 269. | 270 wikEA |
| c.270 | CRATERUS-II, governor of Corinth and Peloponnese for Antigonus-II 280-55 holds territory including the Isthmus, Euboea, and several key cities and fortresses. | 270 CAH 7.1-232 |
| c.270 | ATHENS, under moderates from 273/2, comes under pro-Macedonians until 267. Antigonus' vague suzerainty is again recognized. | 270 TAG 290 |
| c.270 | ELEPHANTS, used by Macedonian army in Greece from ?, are discontinued in Greece. | 270 CAH 7.1-232 |
| c.270 | Pupil of Anaxagoras, founder of Skeptics, PYRRHO of Elis dies in Elis. Wrote nothing. Asserted that for any statement, the contradictory may be asserted with equal justification. Therefore since nothing can be known, the proper attitude is ataraxia, "freedom from worry". | 288 GHH 275-70 CHHΦ 272 B76 VIII-325 270 B76 14-450, EoΦ 7-36, S2S 125, wikPr |
| c.270 | Athenian philosopher, EPICURUS dies of prostatitis, age 72, in Athens. HERMARCHOS of Mytilene becomes head of Epicurean school until 250. | 271 GHH, OHG 423, TAG 309, TToH 271/0 CHHΦ 270 B76 6-915, BNTH 41, CAH 7.1, CDCC 318, DGRBM 2-34, 409, IDB 2-122, 498, LEWH 88, SHWC 96, atl3, wikHrm |
| c.270 | Head of Aristotle's Lyceum from 287, STRATO of Lampsacus dies of illness. Pupil LYCON of Troas succeeds to 225. Rival of Hieronymos. Encourages athletics as well as mental exercise. Writes on the boundaries of good & evil. Importance of the Lyceum declines. | 272 DGRBM 2-847 270 Dur 2-555 270 interpolation OCD 112, 627 270-68 CHHΦ 269 CAH 7.1-326, EoΦ 8-24, OHG 423, wikLC 268 atl3 |
| c.270 | Stoic follower of Panaetius, geographer, head of Platonic Academy from 314, POLEMO dies of natural causes. His attention to inscriptions earn him the nickname "monument-tapper". CRATES of Athens succeeds to 269. | 276 OHG 423 273 DGRBM 3-434, GHH 270 B76 III-223, CHHΦ, Dur 2-555, EoΦ 3-383, OCD 850 269 atl3 268/7 TAG 309 268-5 CAH 7.1 267 CDΦ 4 no date: B76 III-223 |
| c.270 | DEMOCHARES, neph of Demosthenes, Athenian historian, orator, statesman dies. | 270 B76 III-458 |
| c.270 | Athenians confer honors on Demochares and his family, at request of his son Laches. It is carefully worded so that no Antigonid or even Macedonia is alluded to. | 271/0 CAH 7.1-231, TAG 289 270 atl3 |
| c.270 | Cynic philosopher, follower of Crates, METROCLES suicides (legends say by suffocation). Author of moral anecdotes about Diogenes and other Cynics. | 270 atl3 |
| c.270 | Village of CONOPA in Aetolia refounded as town of ARSINOE (sis/wife of Ptolemy-II). | 270 atl3 |
| c.270 | PANHELLENIC GAMES (held every 2 years in honor of Opheletes) at Nemea (8km southeast of Phlios) from ?, transferred to Argos. | guess |
| c.270 | ALEXANDER-II king of Epirus 272-64, fights MITYLUS king of Illyrians. | 270 atl3 |
| 270 /69 | Athenian decree votes honors for Callias of Sphettos, who, as a Ptolemaic mercenary captain, had helped liberate Athens at the democratic rising in 287 against Demetrius-I Poliorcetes. | 270/69 CAH 7.1-231 |
| c.269 | Head of Platonic Academy from 270, CRATES of Athens dies. SOCRATIDES is elected successor, but gives way to ARCESILAOS, who succeeds until 241. He converts the Academy to skepticism. OLD ACADEMY ends. Began 348/7. MIDDLE ACADEMY begins until 155. | 270 OHG 423 269 Dur 2-555-6 268-5 CAH 7.1 268-4 CHHΦ, wikCA 266 wikMA 265 CDΦ 4, atl3 no date: B76 III-223, OCD 95 |
| c.269 | TIMON of Phlius, skeptic philosopher, pupil of Pyrrho, in Chalcedon from ?, moves to Athens until death 230. | 269 atl3 no date: wikTP |
| c.269 | SOSOSTRATOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 270, ends. PEITHIDEMOS succeeds until 268. | 269 wikEA 268 CAH 7.1 |
| c.268 | PEITHIDEMOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 269, ends. DIOGEITON succeeds until 267. | 268 wikEA |
| c.268 | DORIS, a small mountainous district between Malis and Phocis, annexed by Aetolia. | 268 atl3 |
| c.267 | Athenian hipparch EPICHARES put in charge of coastal areas of Attica. | 267 atl3 |
| c.267 | DIOGEITON, eponymous archon of Athens from 268, ends. MENECLES succeeds until 266. | 267 wikEA |
| c.267 | CHREMONIDES, Athenian nationalist statesman carries a law by which Athens (supported by Ptolemy-II) joins Peloponnesians against Antigonus-II Gonatas. | 268 fall CAH 7.1 267 wikA2G 267/6 MCAW, OCD 231 266 TAG 295 |
| c.267 | ATHENS: under pro-Macedonians from 270, comes under nationalist party until ?. | 267 Dur 2-560 |
| c.267 | RAMNOS on coast of Attica held by Athens and allies. | 267 CAH 7.1 |
| c.267 | AREOS-I, Agiad king of Sparta 309-265 unites with Ptolemy-II Philadelphus in unsuccessful attempt to save Athens from Antigonus-II Gonatas. | 267 DGRBM 1-279 |
| c.267 | Athenian traitors help pirates allied to Antigonus-II Gonatas. | 267 CAH 7.1 |
| c.267 | 1st Spartan expedition to isthmus. | 267 CAH 7.1 |
| c.267 | Antigonus-II Gonatas and Patroclus invade Attica. | 267 CAH 7.1, atl3 |
| c.267 | CHREMONIDEAN WAR begins until 261. Ptolemy-II persuades and pays Athens & Sparta to rebel against Antigonus-II Gonatas. | 268 CAH 7.1-236 268/7 CDCC 189 267 B76 1-991, CAH 7.1, OCD 70, OHG, bk, frH 266 B76 8-381, Dur 2-556, LEWH 91, 96 |
| 267/6 | Epicurean Hermarchos debates rhetorical questions with Megarian philosopher Alexinos. | 267/6 CHHΦ, wikAl |
| c.266 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, invades Attica with a large force. | spring 265 TAG 298 |
| c.266 | MENECLES, eponymous archon of Athens from 267, ends. NIKIAS (Otryneus) succeeds until 265. | 266 wikEA |
| c.266 | 128th OLYMPIC GAMES adds a chariot race for horses over 1 year old. | 266 wikAOG |
| c.266 | 2nd Spartan expedition to isthmus. AREOS-I easily reaches Corinth. But Craterus' lines, based on the citadel of Corinth (Acrocorinth), stretch from sea to sea; the position could neither be attacked nor turned. | 265 TAG 298 |
| c.266 | 2nd Spartan expedition checked at isthmus. | 266 CAH 7.1 |
| c.266 | CRATERUS-II, gov of Corinth & Peloponnese 280-55 for Antigonus-II Gonatas, checks AREOS king of Sparta at the isthmus. | 266 CAH 7.1, OCD 296 |
| c.266 | Egyptian fleet, under its new admiral Patroclos, son of Patron, a Macedonian, Callicrates' successor, sails to Attica, finds the booms down across the harbor of Piraeus, and the town strongly held by Antigonus' garrison. Patroclos positions his troops at a little island off Cape Sunion so as to co-operate with Areos, but does not attack Macedonians. | 265 TAG 298 |
| c.266 | ARGOS, independent republic from 379, comes under tyrant ARCHINOS until 265. | 266 rcPl |
| c.266 | MEGALOPOLIS Arcadia, under Macedonia from 362, comes under tyrant ARISTODAMOS until 255. | 266 rcPl |
| c.266 | Athens signals her change of government by again sending a representative to the Amphictyonic Council at the autumn meeting. | 266 TAG 298 |
| c.266 | Galatian mercenaries under Antigonus-II Gonatas at the isthmus mutiny and are suppressed. | 266 CAH 7.1, atl3 |
| c.266 | Pharsalos Thessaly joins Aetolian League. | 266 lvG |
| c.265 | PHILEMON, New Comedy poet/dramatist, rival of Menander, Athenian citizen from 306, age @99, dies. | 267-63 OCD 813 264 B76 VII-939 263 TToH, atl3 262 DGRBM, wikΦlm |
| c.265 | MEGARA, independent from 280, taken by Antigonus-II Gonatas until 243. | 265 atl3 |
| c.265 | ALEXINOS, Megarian philosopher, disciple of Eubulides, dies. Dealt in logical puzzles. | 267/6 CHHΦ 265 wikAl |
| c.265 | NIKIAS (Otryneus), eponymous archon of Athens from 266, ends. EUBULOS succeeds until 264. | 265 wikEA |
| c.265 | SPHAEROS of Borysthenes, Stoic philosopher, goes to Athens, studies under Zeno of Citium, then under Cleanthes. in Attica until 240, in Greece until 222. | 265 CHHΦ |
| c.265 | 3rd Spartan expedition to isthmus. | 265 CAH 7.1 |
| c.265 | SKOSTODOS king of Odrysians in Thrace 273-65, accepts ORSOALTIOS as co-king. He ends 260. | 265 frH |
| c.265 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, defeats AREOS-I king of Sparta near Corinth. | 265 B76 1-991, CAH 7.1, TAG 298, atl3 264 TAG 301 |
| c.265 | HALCYONEOS, son of Antigonus-II Gonatas, dies. | 265 atl3 |
| c.265 | ATHENS begieged by ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas until 262. | 266 CAH 7.1 265 B76 1-991 no date LEWH 91 |
| c.265 | AREOS-I dies. Agiad king of Sparta from 309, with Eudamas-II from 275, killed outside Corinth. Son ACROTATOS-II succeeds to 262. | 265 CAH 7.1-238, CDCC 74, DGRBM 1-16, 279, IDB 3-603, LEWH 91, OCD 104, 1007, atl3, lvG, wikAc2, wikKS 264 MRDK, TAG 301, rcPl |
| c.265 | ARGOS, under tyrant ARCHINOS from 266, back under independent republic until 250. | 265 rcPl |
| c.265 | MENEDEMOS, pupil of Colotes the Epicurean, cynic philosopher of Anatolia founds Eretrian school of philosophy, in Eretria from ?, is exiled from Eretria, and dies. | 277 AΨΨ 83 265 atl3 261/0 wikMn |
| c.264 | EUBULOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 265, ends. DIOGNETOS succeeds until 263. | 264 CAH 7.1, wikEA |
| c.264 | Ruler of Sicyon from 282, CLEINIAS murdered by ABANTIDAS, son of Paseas, who succeeds as tyrant until 252, and banishes or kills the remaining friends and relations of Cleinias. ARATOS, age 7, son of Clienias, flees to Argos to the house of Soso, Abantidas' sis, who is married to Prophantus, Cleinias' bro. | 269 rcPl 264 CAH 7.1-243, DGRBM 1-1, 782, TAG 279, 361, wikAb |
| c.264 | ALEXANDER-II king of Epirus 272-64, backed by Ptolemy-II, attacks Macedonia. | 264 LEWH 96 261 CAH 7.1 |
| c.264 | ALEXANDER-II king of Epirus from 272, defeated at Derdia by DEMETRIUS-II, son of Antigonus-II Gonatas. Deposed as king of Epirus until 261, remains king of Molossia until 240. Sis/wife OLYMPIAS-II assumes an unofficial regency of Epirus on behalf of their sons, Pyrrhus-II and Ptolemy. | 264 B76 III-456, OCD 41, 325 261 CAH 7.1 260 wikO2E |
| c.263 | EPIRUS: Republic set up by DEMETRIUS-II, son of Antigonus-II Gonatas until 255. | 263 OCD 41-2 |
| c.263 | DIOGNETOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 264, ends. ANTIPATROS succeeds until 262. | 263 wikEA |
| c.263 | ZENO of Citium dies. Founder of Stoics 302, in Athens from 313, dies. CLEANTHES of Assos succeeds as head of the Stoa until 232. | 265 BAA 332 264 CDCC 249, CMoG3 249, EoΦ 8-19, 368, SHWC 97 263 B76 II-981, X-874, 1-992, BNTH 44, DGRBM 1-779, GHH, IDB 2-497, OCD 248, 1015, 1145 262 S2S 119, OHG 262/1 CHHΦ 261 CAH 7.1, Dur 2-556, TAG 309, atl3 |
| 263/2 | ATHENS begieged by ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas 265-2, siege pressure increased in winter. | 263/2 TAG 305 |
| c.262 | Son of Areos-I, ACROTATOS-II dies. Agiad king of Sparta from 265, with Eudamas-II, killed in battle with Aristodemos, tyrant of Megalopolis. Son, age 8, AREOS-II succeeds to 254. Leonidas becomes regent. | 265 DGRBM 1-16 262 MRDK, OCD 1007, lvG, rcPl, wikKS, wikAc2 255 atl3 |
| c.262 | ATHENS, besieged by ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas from 265, falls, Antigonus-II maintains a garrison in Athens until 229, imposes a moderate oligarchy. Athens is never again a political force in the world. | 263/2 B76 1-991, OCD 231 262 CAH 7.1, CDCC 104, LEWH 91 262/1 TAG 306 261 Dur 2-556, MCAW |
| c.262 | ANTIPATROS, eponymous archon of Athens from 263, ends. ARRHENEIDES succeeds until 261. | 262 wikEA |
| c.262 | Antipater archon until 261. | 262 CAH 7.1 |
| c.262 | CHREMONIDES, Athenian nationalist statesman responsible for getting Athens into war, flees, with associate Glaucon, to Egypt, protected by Ptolemy-II. | 262 DGRBM 2-274, OCD 231, TAG 306 |
| 262/1 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas garrisons all Attic forts, removes all existing magistrates and religious officials and nominates the new ones, but does not change the form of government. Abolishes Athens' right to mint coins. Replaces Athens' well-known coins with Athena and her owl with Antigonus' silver tetradrachms with Pan's head on a Macedonian shield. | 262/1 TAG 306-8 |
| c.261 | ALEXANDER-II former king of Epirus from 264, restored until 261. | 261 CAH 7.1 |
| c.261 | ALEXANDER-II king of Epirus, invades Macedonia, but is defeated by DEMETRIUS-II, son of Antigonus-II Gonatas. | 261 atl3 |
| c.261 | Epirus and Antigonus-II Gonatas make peace. | 262/1 TAG 312 |
| c.261 | ARRHENEIDES, eponymous archon of Athens from 262, ends. [?]SINOS succeeds until 260. | 261 wikEA |
| c.261 | CHREMONIDEAN WAR from 266 ends. ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, defeats and maintains control of Greece, but Ptolemy-II continues to intervene. | 263 DGRBM 2-844, wikA2G 262 B76 8-381, LEWH 91, OHG, frH 261 B76 II-893, 1-991, CAH 7.1, CDCC 189, Dur 2-556, bk |
| c.261 | ATHENS, besieged again by ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas. Falls. | 262/1 CAH 7.1-239 261 CAH 7.1, atl3 |
| c.261 | ATHENS makes peace with ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas. | 262 atl3 261 CAH 7.1 |
| c.261 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas leaves a garrison in Athens under Italian Greek LYCINOS. | 263 DGRBM 2-844 |
| c.261 | ANTIOCHUS-(I or II?) returns to Athens some statues which had been removed by Xerxes-I. | 261 atl3 |
| c.261 | ALEXANDER-II king of Epirus 261, is driven out of Epirus until 260, flees to Acarnania. | 261 atl3 |
| c.261 | DIONYSIUS of Heraclea (aka Metathemenos "the renegade"), leaves Stoic school, joins Cyrenaic school of philosophy. | 263 GHH 261 atl3 |
| c.261 | PHILOCHOROS, historian, executed by Antigonus-II Gonatas for having supported Ptolemy-II. | 261 wikΦl 259 atl3 |
| c.260 | PLEURATOS-II becomes king of the Illyrian Ardiae until 250. | 260 wikLI |
| c.260 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, allies with ANTIOCHUS-II Theos against PTOLEMY-II Philadelphus. Macedonia / Egypt war begins until 255. |
260 OCD 70 259 lvPt2 |
| c.260 | SKOSTODOS and ORSOALTIOS end. Kings of Odrysians in Thrace from 265. CERSIVALOS and COTYS-III succeed until 250. | 260 frH |
| c.260 | ALEXANDER-II former king of Epirus 261, exiled in Acarnania from 261, recovers throne until 255. | 261 CAH 7.1-239 |
| c.260 | [?]SINOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 261, ends. PHILOSTRATOS succeeds until 259. | 260 wikEA |
| c.260 | DEMETRIUS, grandson of Demetrius of Phalerum, appointed by Antigonus-II Gonatas to be a magistrate at Athens. | 260 atl3 |
| c.260 | NEW COMEDY period ends. Began 323. Situation comedy and comedy of manners. 64 dramatists. Best is Menander. Next are Philemon, Diphilos, Philippides, Posidippos, and Apolodoros of Carystos. Substantial fragments survive, but no complete plays. | 260 DGRA 345, wikAGC |
| 260/59 | Delphi passes a decree honoring Areos-II of Sparta. | 260/59 TAG 347 |
| c.259 | PHILOSTRATOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 260, ends. PHILINOS succeeds until 258. | 259 wikEA |
| c.258 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39 defeats fleet of PTOLEMY-II Philadelphus off Cos, gains control of Aegean, takes Cyclades. | 258 or 56 AΨΨ 83, LEWH 91, 96 possibly during Chrem. War: B76 1-991, OCD 70 |
| c.258 | PHILINOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 259, ends. ANTIPHON succeeds until 257. | 258 wikEA |
| c.257 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, makes son DEMETRIUS-II co-king. | 257 CAH 7.1 by 257/6 CAH 7.1-446 |
| c.257 | ANTIPHON, eponymous archon of Athens from 258, ends. THYMOCHARES succeeds until 256. | 257 wikEA |
| c.256 | 131st OLYMPIC GAMES adds a race for horses over 1 year old. | 256 wikAOG |
| c.256 | THYMOCHARES, eponymous archon of Athens from 257, ends. ANTIMACHOS succeeds until 255. | 256 wikEA |
| c.256 | Byzantines defeat Callatia in a dispute about Tomis (both Greek cities on east coast of Thrace). | 256 atl3 |
| c.255 | CORCYRA Island, under Epirus from 281, independent until 229. | 255 rcSB3, wikCrf |
| c.255 | DEMETRIUS the Fair, ½ bro of Antigonus-II, marries BERENICE of Cyrene. | 255 B76 1-991 |
| c.255 | ALEXANDER-II, king of Epirus 261, and from 260, ends. Son by Olympias-II, PYRRHUS-II succeeds until 237. | 255 wikPr2 |
| c.255 | ANTIMACHOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 256, ends. KLEOMACHOS succeeds until 254. | 255 wikEA |
| c.255 | ACROTATOS, son of Areos, attacks Megalopolis and is defeated and killed. | 255 CAH 7.1-231 |
| c.255 | MEGALOPOLIS Arcadia, under tyrant ARISTODAMOS from 266, freed, comes under 2nd Achaean League until 250. | 255 CAH 7.1, rcPl |
| c.255 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39 nominally restores freedom to Athens. | 256/5 CAH 7.1-241 255 TToH, atl3 |
| c.255 | CRATERUS-II, son of C-I, gov of Corinth & Peloponnese from 280 for Antigonus-II Gonatas, dies. Son ALEXANDER succeeds until 250. | 255 OCD 296 250 CAH 7.1-247 no date: OCD 42 |
| c.255 | 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE 280-146, under 2 generals from 272, put under 1 general elected for 1 year with no immediate re-election. Margos of Cerynia is general until 254. | 255 CAH 7.1-244, DGRA 5, DGRG 1-15, 593, OCD 3, atl3 |
| c.255 | AETOLIAN LEAGUE, meeting at shrine of Zeus Homarios outside Aegion (Aegium) Achaea from 290, now meets in Aegion itself until ?. | 255 CAH 7.1-244 |
| c.255 | ARGOS, under Antigonus-II Gonatas from ?, freed. | 255 CAH 7.1 |
| c.255 | DEMETRIUS the Fair, ½ bro of Antigonus-II, sent by A-II to take Cyrene from PTOLEMY-II. | 255 OCD 325 |
| c.255 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39, ally of ANTIOCHUS-II Theos against PTOLEMY-II Philadelphus from 260, makes separate peace with P-II. | 255 B76 1-991, 15-182, OCD 70 |
| c.255 | Macedonia / Egypt war from 260, ends. | 254 lvSSW |
| 255 | Spartan XANTHIPPUS sails to Carthage to help them against Romans. | 256 GHH 255 CAH 7.2 |
| c.255 | ERATOSTHENES, in Athens ??-246, invents the ARMILLARY SPHERE, a model of objects in the sky (the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth. | 255 GHH, wikErt |
| c.254 | Peace between Egypt and Macedonia. | 254 lvSSW |
| c.254 | AETOLIAN LEAGUE expands into Phocis. | 254 LEWH 91 |
| c.254 | KLEOMACHOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 255, ends. PHANOSTRATOS succeeds until 253. | 254 wikEA |
| c.254 | Son of Acrotatos-II, AREOS-II ends. Agiad king of Sparta from 262, with Eudamas-II. Grandson of Cleomenes-II, LEONIDAS-II succeeds to 242. | 256 DGRBM 2-751 254 MRDK, OCD 1007, lvG, rcPl, wikKS |
| c.253 | New FLEET of Antigonus-II is ready. He sails to Anatolia to bring home his son's bride Stratonice-II. | 253 TAG 349 |
| c.253 | DEMETRIUS, son of Antigonus-II, marries STRATONICE-II, dau of Antiochus-I and Stratonice-I. | 253 TAG 348, atl3 |
| c.253 | PHANOSTRATOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 254, ends. PHEIDOSTRATOS succeeds until 252. | 253 wikEA |
| 253/2 | ALEXANDER son of Craterus, under Antigonus-II from ?, rebels, and proclaims himself king in his viceroyalty, Corinth and Euboea. | 253/2 TAG 355 |
| c.252 | ARATOS of Sicyon, in Argos from ?, returns by night with a few men, slip into Sicyon quietly, capture the guards, and spreads news of the revolt to locals so they might join. Palace is burnt. | 251 wikAS |
| c.252 | PHEIDOSTRATOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 253, ends. KALIMEDES succeeds until 251. | 252 wikEA |
| c.252 | ABANTIDAS, tyrant of Sicyon from 264, attends a philosophical discussion in the agora, murdered by Deinias, probably the historian, and Aristoteles, a philosopher. Father PASEAS gets allegiance of Abantidas' mercenaries and succeeds until 251. | 252 CAH 7.1-243, TAG 361, atl3, wikAb, wikPs |
| c.251 | PASEAS, tyrant of Sicyon from 252, murdered by NICOCLES, who succeeds until 251. | 251 atl3, wikPs |
| c. 251 | Tyranny of SICYON in Peloponnese from 282, backed by Antigonus-II from ? overthrown by Aetolians. Tyrant Nicocles is deposed by ARATOS, who takes over until 213. Only 1 citizen is killed. Nicocles escapes thru an underground passageway. Aratos recalls exiles, whether banished by Nicocles or by earlier tyrants. SICYON comes under 2nd Achaean League until 146. | 253 B76 1-991, 252 LEWH 91 251 B76 I-479, CAH 7.1-244, DGRA 5, DGRBM 1-254, Dur 2-556, GHH, LEWH 91, MCAW, OCD 3, 92, OHG, TAG 363, atl3, rcPl, wikA2G , wikAS 249 bk |
| c.251 | ARATOS, boss of Sicyon, joins Sicyon to 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE. | 251 CAH 7.1, DGRBM, GHH, rcPl, wikAS 250 atl3 |
| c.251 | KALIMEDES, eponymous archon of Athens from 252, ends. THERSILOCHOS succeeds until 250. | 251 wikEA |
| c.251 | ARISTODEMOS, tyrant of Megalopolis, dedicates a temple and other dedications. | 251 atl3 |
| c.251 | ARISTODEMOS, tyrant of Megalopolis, murdered in a plot organized by Ecdemos and Demophanes, democracy established. | 252 TAG 358 251 atl3 |
| c.251 | Spartans attack Megalopolis, but their siege machines are destroyed in a storm. | 251 atl3 |
| c.251 | 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE (11 cities of Achaea) 280-146 revived by admission of SICYON under Aratus, adopts anti-Macedonian policy until 225. Aratos dominates policy. | 251 B76 8-381, LEWH 91, MCAW, OCD 3, 92, RAH 385 |
| c.251 | ARATOS boss of Sicyon, visits Egypt until 250, gets promise of subsidy for Achaea. | 251 CAH 7.1, wikAS |
| c.251 | A combined army of Arcadians and Achaeans defeats Spartans at Mantinea. | 251 atl3 |
| c.251 | MANTINEA, under Arcadian League from ?, comes under 2nd Achaean League until 244. | 251 rcPl |
| c.251 | LYDIADES, son of Eudamas, is Megalopolitan commander against Sparta. | 251 OCD 629 |
| c.250 | PLEURATOS-II, king of Ardiaeans of Illyria from 260, ends. Son AGRON, succeeds until 231. | 250 wikAI, wikLI |
| c.250 | LEON king of Paeonia from 278, ends. Son DROPION succeeds until 230. | 250 wikPn |
| c.250 | CERSIVALOS and COTYS-III end. Kings of Odrysians in Thrace from 260. TERES-IV succeeds until 213, alone until 235. | 250 frH |
| c.250 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39 tries to establish friendship with Athens. | 250 atl3 |
| c.250 | General, historian of the period from the death of Alex-III to the war with Pyrrhus (323-272)HIERONYMUS of Cardia dies age 104 at court of Antigonus-II Gonatas. None of his work survives. | 260 OHG 250 CAH 7.1-229, atl3 no date: wikHC |
| c.250 | THERSILOCHOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 251, ends. POLYEUKTOS succeeds until 249. | 250 wikEA |
| c.250 | ECCLESIA in Athens starts meeting in the Theater of Dionysus. | 250 CDGRA 625 |
| c.250 | ARISTO of Ceos, student of Lycon, Stoic philosopher, flourishes in Athens. | 250 OHG |
| c.250 | LYCOPHRON of Chalcis, tragic poet, grammarian, commentator on comedy, flourishes in Alexandria. | 280 CAH 7.1 285-47 wikLc 259 GHH 250 Dur 2-556 |
| c. 250 | ERATOSTHENES, in Athens ??-246, invents the "SIEVE", an efficient method to find prime numbers in arithmetic progression. To find all prime numbers less than or equal to a given integer n by Eratosthenes' method: 1. Create a list of consecutive integers from 2 through n: (2, 3, 4, ..., n).
2. Initially, let p equal 2, the first prime number.
3. Starting from p, enumerate its multiples by counting to n in increments of p, and mark them in the list (these will be 2p, 3p, 4p, etc.; p itself should not be marked).
4. Find the first number greater than p in the list that is not marked. If there was no such number, stop. Otherwise, let p now equal this new number (which is the next prime), and repeat from step 3.
|
250 B76 13-266 no date: wikSoE |
| c.250 | HERMARCHOS, head of Epicurean Kepos (Garden) in Athens from 270, dies in house of Lysias. POLYSTRATOS succeeds until 219/8. | 250 CHHΦ, wikHrm, wikPE no date: DGRBM 2-409 |
| c.250 | ARATOS boss of Sicyon, gets financial support from Ptolemy-II for 2nd Achaean League. | 250 atl3 |
| c.250 | ALEXANDER, son of Craterus-II, neph of Antigonus-II, his regent in Corinth & Peloponnese from 255, rebels, with help from Ptolemy-II. Declares himself king. Holds CORINTH and CHALCIS (2 chief garrison towns) until death 245. Makes Peloponnese independent of Macedonia. | 253 B76 1-991 252 LEWH 91 250/49 OCD 42, 70 249 CAH 7.1-247, atl3 |
| c.250 | CHALCIS Euboea, under Antigonus-II from 271, comes under Alexander king of Corinth. | no date: B76 1-991 |
| c.250 | ARGOS, independent republic from 265, comes under tyrant Aristomachos-I until 240, under tyranny until ?, remains independent until 229. | 250 rcPl 250-48 CAH 7.1 |
| c.250 | MEGALOPOLIS Arcadia, under 2nd Achaean League from 255, comes under LYDIADES until 235, but not as tyrant until 243. | 250 rcPl |
| c.250 | SHIELDS: Greek cavalrymen only now begin carrying shields. | 250 wikRC |
| c.250 | 
THUREOS SHIELD becomes standard for Hellenistic armies. A large oval shield with a metal boss and a vertical spine adopted from the Galatians probably first by Illyrians, then by Thracians before becoming common in Greece. |
photo {{PD-US}} 3rd cen. wikθr |
| c.250 | CLEARCHOS of Soli, peripatetic philosopher, dies. | 250 B76 II-981 |
| c.250 | BION of Borysthenes, Cynic philosopher, bucolic poet, at Chalcis Euboea from ?, dies. Satirized the foolishness of people, attacked religion, eulogized philosophy. | 250 wikBB 245 atl3 100 atl2 |
| c.250 | AETION, sculptor of Amphipolis, flourishes. Makes a statue of Asclepius in cedar. | mid 3rd wikAet |
| c.250 |  HOMER is promoted to god status. The Apotheosis of Homer is a common scene in classical and neo-classical art. This marble relief is presumed to be by Archelaus of Priene. It shows Ptolemy-III and his wife or sis Arsinoe-III standing beside a seated poet, flanked by figures from the Odyssey and Iliad, with the 9 Muses standing above them and a procession of worshippers approaching an altar, believed to represent the Alexandrine Homereion. Apollo appears, along with a female figure tentatively identified as Mnemosyne, mother of the Muses. Zeus presides over the proceedings. |
photo pub dom 3rd cen. wikTAH |
| c.249 | ALEXANDER, son of Craterus-II, usurper of Corinth and Chalcis has short war with Athens and Argos until ?. | 249 OCD 42 |
| c.249 | ALEXANDER, usurper of Corinth and Chalcis allies with 2nd Achaean League. | 249 atl3 |
| c.249 | TEGEA Arcadia, in 2nd Achaean League from ?, joins Aetolian League until ?. | 249 rcPl |
| c.249 | POLYEUKTOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 250, ends. HIERON succeeds until 248. | 249 wikEA |
| c.248 | HIERON, eponymous archon of Athens from 249, ends. DIOMEDON succeeds until 247. | 248 wikEA |
| c.248 | THEBES military power broken by Aetolians. | 248 B76 8-382 |
| c.247 | DIOMEDON, eponymous archon of Athens from 248, ends. THEOPHEMOS succeeds until 246. | 247 wikEA |
| c.246 | THEOPHEMOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 247, ends. PHILONEOS succeeds until 245. | 246 wikEA |
| c.246 | Aetolians reorganize the annual Delphic SOTERIA festival, commemorating their delivery from the Gauls in 279, as a panhellenic festival every 4 years, composed of sports and musical competitions. General acceptance of this by the Greek cities concede Aetolians the right to control Delphi and the Amphictyonic Council, which is responsible for administering the festival. | 246 CAH 7.1-248, wikSf |
| c.246 | LYCON of Troas, head of Lyceum 270-25, rejects an invitation to visit Antiochus-II. | 246 atl3 |
| c.246 | CYPSELA Thrace besieged by Antiochus HIERAX, whose army contains many Thracians. Surrenders because of friendship with besiegers. | 246 atl3 |
| c.246/5 | Arcadian League breaks up. | 246/5 TAG 385 |
| c.245 | PHILONEOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 246, ends. KYDENOR succeeds until 244. | 245 wikEA |
| c.245 | AETOLIAN LEAGUE defeats Boeotians at Chaeronea Boeotia, splits ALEXANDER of Corinth and Chalcis in 2, expands into Boeotia. | 245 B76 I-117, fall CAH 7.1, LEWH 91, OCD 42, atl3, bk |
| c.245 | ALEXANDER, son of Craterus-II, usurper of Corinth and Chalcis from 249, dies. Widow NICAEA succeeds until ?, and yields to Antigonus' proposal that she marry his son Demetrius-II, who would presumably discard his current wife Stratonice, sis of Antiochus-II. | 249/8 TAG 370 246 LEWH 91 245 CAH 7.1-250, OCD 42, atl3 |
| c.245 | Corinth recovered by Antigonus-II Gonatas until 243. He begins a system of tyrants. | 245 CAH 7.1 244 DGRBM 2-860 |
| c.245 | Antigonus-II Gonatas establishes 2 new festivals concerned with dedication of vases at Delos: the Paneia, and the Delphic Soteria. | 245 CAH 7.1-248, TAG 380 |
| c.245 | NYMPHIS of Heraclea writes a history down to Ptolemy-III. | 245 atl3 |
| c.245 | Euboean League suppressed. | 245 CAH 7.1 |
| c.245 | ACROCORINTH (citadel of Corinth), under NICAEA from 245, taken by trickery by Antigonus-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia, who puts it under Perseus of Citium until 243. | 245 OCD 70, atl3 244 B76 1-992 |
| c.245 | Triphylia (including city of Lasion) recovered by Elis with help from Aetolia. | 245 TAG 382 |
| 245 May | ARATOS of Sicyon elected strategos of 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE now and every other year until 235. League's current enemies are Macedonia, which has garrisons thruout the Peloponnese, Macedonian allies, and the Aetolian League. | 245 CAH 7.1-249, CDCC 63, DGRBM 1-254, Dur 2-560, MCAW, OCD 92, RAH 385, TAG 384, atl3, bk, wikAS |
| c.245 | ARATOS strategos of 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE at once puts to sea and harries the Aetolian coast. | 245 TAG 384 |
| c.245 | While Aratos wastes time, the Aetolians invade Boeotia in force. | 245 TAG 384 |
| c.245 | ARATOS strategos of 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE ships federal troops across the Gulf of Corinth to aid his allies, but comes too late. | 245 TAG 384 |
| c.245 | LOCRIS and city of CALYDON Aetolia laid waste by ARATOS of Sicyon. | 245 atl3 |
| c.245 | BOEOTIA has no option but to join the Aetolians. Boeotia does not become a member of the Aetolian League, but is merely an "ally". Thereby Boeotia comes under influence of Macedonia. | 245 TAG 384 |
| c.245 | Opuntian LOCRIS, part of Boeotia from 272, now added to Aetolian League. |
245 CAH 7.1-249, TAG 385 |
| c.245 | Son of Archidamos-IV, EUDAMIDAS-II ends. Eurypontid king of Sparta from 275, with Leonidas from 254, ends, but doesn't die until 235. Son AGIS-IV succeeds to 241. | 245 MRDK, OCD 1007, rcPl, wikKS 244 B76 I-139, DGRBM 1-73, lvG 244/3 CAH 7.1-252 243 atl3 |
| c.245 | The number of full Spartiates has fallen to 700. | 244/3 CAH 7.1-252 |
| 245/4 | First performance of new Delphic SOTERIA. | 245/4 CAH 7.1-248 |
| c.244 | By the beginning of 244, Ptolemy-III, now in Syria, is no match for all his enemies at once. He must buy off one of them. He chooses Antigonus-II, and sends Sostratos of Knidos as envoy. | 244 TAG 386 |
| c.244 | Ptolemy-III and Antigonus-II make peace. Ptolemy keeps the southern limit of the Aegean, with a ring of posts at Methana, Thera, perhaps Astypalaia, and Samos. Ptolemy is free to do what he wants in the Seleucid sphere, or any sphere not claimed by Antigonus, i.e. along the coasts of Anatolia and Thrace. | 244 TAG 387 |
| c.244 | KYDENOR, eponymous archon of Athens from 245, ends. LYSIADES succeeds until 243. | 244 wikEA |
| c.244 | MANTINEA Arcadia, under 2nd Achaean League from 251, comes under Aetolian League until 234. | 244 rcPl |
| c.244 | A revolution in Megalopolis Arcadia again brings Antigonus' adherents into power. With their support, LYDIADES, honcho of Megalopolis from 250, becomes tyrant of Megalopolis until 235. | 246/5 TAG 385 244 CAH 7.1 243 OCD 629 |
| c.244 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, allies with 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE. | 244 B76 8-382, OCD 27 |
| c.244/3 | LYCURGOS, partisan of Agis-IV, elected an ephor. | 244/3 CAH 7.1-252 |
| c.243 | Parts of THRACE are taken by PTOLEMY-III Euergetes. | 243 atl3 |
| 243 May | ARATOS of Sicyon becomes strategos of 2nd Achaean League 2nd time. | May 243 TAG 394 |
| c.243 | LYSIADES, eponymous archon of Athens from 244, ends. EURYKLEIDES succeeds until 242. | 243 wikEA |
| c.243 | ARATOS of Sicyon, strategos of 2nd Achaean League (in alternating years) 251-13, with 400 men, supported by Ptolemy-III, surprise attacks Macedonians in Corinth. ACROCORINTH citadel, under Antigonid commander Perseus of Citium from 245, taken by Aratos. Macedonian troops, occupying Corinth from 245, forced out. Persaeus suicides. | 243 B76 B76 I-479, 1-991, CAH 7.1, CHHΦ, May 229, mid 251, DGRBM 1-254, 3-203, DGRG 1-15, 677, Dur 2-556, GHH, OCD 70, 92, atl3, bk, wikA2G, wikAS, wikPr |
| c.243 | CORINTH, under Persaeus of Citium from 245, now under Aratos, joins 2nd Achaean League until 224. | 243 DGRG 1-677, GHH, LEWH 91 |
| c.243 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, attacks Aratos of Sicyon, and is defeated. | 243 DGRBM 1-73 |
| c.243 | TROZEN, and EPIDAUROS, under Antigonus-II Gonatas from ?, defect to 2nd Achaean League. A-II makes no effort to recover them. | 243 B76 1-991, CAH 7.1, DGRG 1-15, GHH, atl3 |
| c.243 | MEGARA, under Antigonus-II Gonatas from 265, defects to 2nd Achaean League until 146. A-II makes no effort to recover it. | 243 B76 1-991, CAH 7.1, DGRG 1-15, GHH, atl3, rcSB3 |
| c.243 | LYSANDER, ephor of Sparta, in support of Agis-IV, introduces relevant bills addressing heavy mortgages, large estates in single hands, and a depleted citizenry. | 243 OCD 27, atl3 |
| c.243 | ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas, king of Macedonia 276-3, 272-39 allies with Aetolian League. They agree to partition Achaea. | 243 CAH 7.1, atl3 no date: B76 1-991 |
| c.243 | ACARNANIA partitioned: ALEXANDER-II, king of Molossia 264-40, gets west, which is under Epirus until 232. Aetolians get east. | 255 OCD 2 243 B76 I-48, CAH 7.1 |
| c.242 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, tries to reform Sparta. Agis proposes to redistribute land into 4500 equal lots, abolish debts, grant citizenship to foreigners, and restore semi-communism of Lycurgos. His plan, opposed by Leonidas, is rejected by 1 vote. | 244 GHH 242 Dur 2-569, OCD 1007 no date: DGRBM 1-73, LEWH 91, OCD 27 |
| c.242 | EURYKLEIDES, eponymous archon of Athens from 243, ends. PHANOMACHOS succeeds until 241. | 242 wikEA |
| c.242 | PTOLEMY-III Euergetes-I is proclaimed leader of 2nd Achaean League. | 242 atl3 |
| c.242 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, helps 2nd Achaean League against Aetolia. | no date: OCD 27 |
| c.242 | ARATOS of Sicyon, strategos of 2nd Achaean League, (possibly backed by Ptolemy-III) invades Attica. | 242 CAH 7.1-252, atl3 241 CAH 7.1 |
| c.242 | ARATOS of Sicyon raids Salamis island. | 242 CAH 7.1-252 241 CAH 7.1 |
| c.242 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, deposes new reactionary ephors. | 242 OCD 27 241 atl3 |
| c.242 | Grandson of Cleomenes-II, LEONIDAS-II ends. Agiad king of Sparta from 254, is deposed by Agis-IV and , flees to Tegea until 241. Son-in-law, supported by Agis-IV, CLEOMBROTOS-II succeeds until 241. | 243 GHH 242 MRDK, OCD 27, atl3, rcPl 241 CAH 7.1 |
| c.241 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, cancels debts in Sparta, and proposes to extend citizenship to other Laconian cities. | 241 CAH 7.1, LdHR 2-7, atl3 |
| c.241 | AETOLIAN LEAGUE, allied with ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas 242-?, sent by him to ravage the isthmus. | 241 LEWH 91 |
| c.241 | ARATOS of Sicyon, strategos of 2nd Achaean League, asks for Spartan help against AETOLIAN LEAGUE. | no date: DGRBM 1-73 |
| c.241 | PHANOMACHOS, eponymous archon of Athens from 242, ends. LYKEOS succeeds until 240. | 241 wikEA |
| c.241 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, sets out to join Aratos at the Isthmus. | 241 atl3, fall CAH 7.1 |
| c.241 | During absence of Agis-IV, AGESILAOS alienates the poor by delaying the promised division of land. Enemies of Agis invite Leonidas back. | no date: DGRBM 1-73 |
| c.241 | LEONIDAS-II, exiled in Tegea from 242, is recalled to Sparta. | 241 atl3 |
| c.241 | ARATOS of Sicyon and AGIS-IV of Sparta 245-41 ally against Aetolians, march north to the Isthmus, meet at Corinth. Agis is eager to fight; but Aratos insists on retreat. Possibly he is more afraid of the new ideas of the young Spartan than of the Aetolians. Agis goes home. | 241 CAH 7.1, TAG 402 |
| c.241 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta 245-41, returns from the Isthmus, having totally wasted his time. | no date: DGRBM 1-73 |
| c.241 | ARATOS of Sicyon, strategos of 2nd Achaean League, retires, cursed by his troops, fails to prevent Aetolians from crossing the Isthmus. | 241 TAG 402, atl3 |
| c.241 | Pellene Achaea taken and sacked by Aetolians. | 241 CDCC 63, TAG 402, atl3 |
| c.241 | AETOLIAN LEAGUE, allied with Macedonians, are in disorder and plunder-laden, therefore defeated by ARATOS of Sicyon, strategos of 2nd Achaean League, at Pellene Achaea, and expelled. | 241 B76 I-479, CAH 7.1, CDCC 63, OCD 92, TAG 403, atl3 |
| c.241 | ARCESILAOS of Pitane dies. Head of Platonic Academy from 269. LACYDES of Cyrene succeeds until 215. | 242 OHG 423 242/1 CDCC 1, OCD 95 241 B76 I-485, BNTH 49, Dur 2-556, EoΦ 3-383, wikLC 241/0 B76 V-979, CAH 7.1, CHHΦ OCD 576 240 B76 14-539 |
| c.241 | CLEOMBROTOS-II, Agiad stand-in king of Sparta from 242, is deposed, flees to temple of Poseidon for sanctuary. LEONIDAS-II, resumes until 235. | 241 atl3, rcPl |
| c.241 | AGIS-IV, Eurypontid king of Sparta from 245, flees to temple of Athena Chalcioecos, betrayed by friends, imprisoned. Given a mock trial by ephors. When asked if he repents, Agis says he would rather die than repent of such a glorious attempt. | 240 GHH no date: DGRBM 1-73 |
| c.241 | Son of Eudamidas-II, AGIS-IV dies. Eurypontid king of Sparta from 245, murdered for attempting reform. 1st king of Sparta to be executed by ephors. His grandmom Archidameia is also executed. His widow Agiatis is forced to marry Cleomenes, son of Leonidas. Agis' son EUDAMIDAS-III succeeds to 228. | 241 B76 I-139, 8-382, DGRBM 1-793, MRDK, OCD 27, 1007, OHG, TToH, atl3, bk, rcPl, wikKS 240 DGRBM 1-266, LEWH 91 |
| c.241 | ARCHIDAMOS, son of Eudamidas-II, and bro of Agis-IV, flees from Sparta. | 240 DGRBM 1-268 |
| c.241 | 2nd ACHAEAN LEAGUE makes peace with ANTIGONUS-II Gonatas and AETOLIAN LEAGUE. It lasts the winter. | 241 B76 8-383 241/0 CAH 7.1-255, OCD 70, TAG 403 240 atl3 |
| c.241/40 | ARATOS of Sicyon seizes Cynaetha Arcadia. | 241/40 CAH 7.1 |
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