The world in 310 BC — what happened that year

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

What happened

Asoka sent a boat on the Ganges to bring Elder Moggaliputta-Tissa, and personally entered the water to offer his right hand. (Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka) 5.246-256) tradition

While this was going on in Rome, the Etruscan army continued the siege of Sutrium (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 9.35)
Pursuing the routed enemy, the Romans plundered widely and returned to camp laden with booty (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 9.36)
The fleet commander Cornelius leads the Roman fleet to Campania and anchors at Pompeii (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 9.38)
Amid the successes in Etruria, the Umbrian army failed to maintain its initial vigor in battle (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 9.39)