-299

This page relates to the year -299 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Third and last war samnite (fine in -290), Rome dominates from now on all the Campanie. An important coalition of people of the Apennines (Samnites, Sabins, Lucanie NS), of Etruscan, Ombriens and the Gallic one is opposed to Rome, threatened on two faces, which sets up two armies.
With Rome, Consul At of Mr. Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, T. Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suff.: Mr. Valerius M.f. Corvus VI.
Working class unrest in Rome. Appius Claudius intervenes to defend the Senate against the attacks of the powerful orator Mr. Curius Dentatus.

Arsinoé II, girl of Ptolémée Ier Sôtêr wife Lysimaque king of Thrace (or -298).
Démétrios Ier Poliorcète unloads in Cilicie where it reverses Pleistarchos.
Agathoclès of Syracuse releases Corcyre, besieged by Cassandre of Macedonia.
Beginning of the reign of Pharnabaze Ier, first king de Karthlie or Ibérie (current the Georgia, end in -234).

the scientist Straton de Lampsaque is in charge of the education of Ptolémée II Philadelphe with Alexandria.
Fine of the period described by the Yearly of bamboo in China.

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