The world in 281 BC — what happened that year

1 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Southern Europe (1)

• Pyrrhus first sends Cineas to Tarentum and prepares ships for the crossing (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Pyrrhus 15)

Changes of power ◆

Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.

• ◆ Kingdom of Pontus appears
• ◆ Lysimachus ends
• ◆ Seleucid Empire takes 257,900 km² of former Lysimachus land
• ◆ Lysimachus loses 257,900 km² to Seleucid Empire

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