9 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
South Asia (6)
King Devanampiya Tissa sent four envoys, including his nephew Maharittha, with jewels to Asoka; they sailed from Tamalitti and reached Jambukola by boat. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 11.18-39)tradition
Mahinda sent the novice Sumana to Asoka in Pataliputta and to Sakka in heaven, to receive the alms-bowl relic and the collarbone relic. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 17.8-21)tradition
On the Tamalitti shore, Asoka loaded the great Bodhi tree onto a ship and sent it out to sea with Sanghamitta. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 19.9-17)tradition
The boat carrying the Bodhi tree reached Jambukola the same day; Devanampiya Tissa waded into the water up to his neck, lifted the tree onto his head, and offered the kingship of Lanka to it. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 19.23-31)tradition
Devanampiya Tissa planted the Bodhi tree in the Mahameghavana forest in Anuradhapura, and eight shoots sprouted; they were transplanted to eight places, including Jambukola and Tivakka villages. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 19.41-62)tradition
Breaking through the enemy center he advanced into the empty camp and burned it; Marcius's army took heart on seeing the flames (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 9.43)