293 BC
Year 293 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Maximus (or, less frequently, year 461 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 293 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
| 293 BC by topic |
| Politics |
|---|
|
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 293 BC CCXCII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 461 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 31 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy I Soter, 31 |
| Ancient Greek era | 121st Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4458 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −885 |
| Berber calendar | 658 |
| Buddhist calendar | 252 |
| Burmese calendar | −930 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5216–5217 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 2404 or 2344 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 2405 or 2345 |
| Coptic calendar | −576 – −575 |
| Discordian calendar | 874 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −300 – −299 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3468–3469 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −236 – −235 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2808–2809 |
| Holocene calendar | 9708 |
| Iranian calendar | 914 BP – 913 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 942 BH – 941 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2041 |
| Minguo calendar | 2204 before ROC 民前2204年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1760 |
| Seleucid era | 19/20 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 250–251 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) −166 or −547 or −1319 — to — 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) −165 or −546 or −1318 |
Events
Roman Republic
- Lucius Postumius Megellus, a consul of the previous year, avoids prosecution after he is appointed legate to consul Spurius Carvilius Maximus.
- The consul Carvilius captures the Sabine city of Amiternum, and consul Lucius Papirius Cursor captures the Samnite city of Duronia.
- On the same day that Carvilius storms the major Samnite city of Cominium, Papirius, aided by former consuls Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens and Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, defeats the 'Linen Legion' in the Battle of Aquilonia and captures the city of Aquilonia during the Samnite retreat. The Samnites suffer 20,340 killed and 3870 captured in the Battle of Aquilonia and 4880 killed and 11,400 captured in the Siege of Cominium.
- Carvilius captures the towns of Velia, Palumbinum, and, after an initial defeat, Herculaneum, and after heavy fighting, Papirius captures the city of Saepinum.
- Due to renewed hostility among some of the Etruscans, who are joined by the Falisci, Carvilius marches to Etruria, storms the town of Troilum and captures five forts. The Falisci then sue for peace and receive a one-year truce.[1][2][3]
- The worship of Aesculapius is introduced from Epidaurus to Rome in the hope of ending a plague.
Persia
- When an invasion of nomads threatens the eastern possessions of his realm (i.e. between the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea and the Indian Ocean), Seleucus hands over the government of these lands west of the Euphrates to his son Antiochus. Antiochus is appointed co-regent and commander-in-chief of these territories.
China
- The State of Qin, led by commander Bai Qi, wins a decisive victory over the States of Wei and Han in the Battle of Yique. He then captures territories in Han before invading and capturing further territories in Wei.[4]
Births
Deaths
References
- Livius, Titus. Ab Urbe Condita 10.38-47.
- Dio, Cassius. Roman History 8.29.
- Zonaras, John. Epitome of Histories 7.26.
- Qian, Sima. Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Basic Annals of Qin, Section: Bai Qi.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.