Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC

Years: 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277 BC 276 BC - 275 BC - 274 BC 273 BC 272 BC 271 BC 270 BC

Events

• The inhabitants of Babylon are moved elsewhere. End of the city.
• Battle of Beneventum : the Romans under Manius Curius Dentatus finally defeat Pyrrhus.

Births

• Fabius Maximus, Roman dictator (approximate date)

Deaths

• Euclid, mathematician (approximate date)
• Shen Dao, Chinese philosopher known for his blend of Legalism and Taoism (approximate date).