283 BC
From Wikinfo
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
288 BC 287 BC 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC
Events
- Ptolemy II becomes king of Egypt.
- Battle of Lake Vadimo: Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabello defeats the Etruscans and Gauls.
Births
Deaths
- King Ptolemy I of Egypt.
- Deposed King Demetrius I of Macedon.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "283_BC" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/283_BC, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
