281 BC

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

Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC

286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC 279 BC 278 BC 277 BC 276 BC

Events

• Battle of Corupedium: The forces of King Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid dynasty defeat and kill king Lysimachus of Thrace and Macedon.
• Seleucus I Nicator is assassinated by his enemy Ptolemy Ceraunus.
• Antiochus I Soter becomes King of the Seleucid dynasty.

Births

Deaths

• King Lysimachus of Thrace and Macedon.
• Seleucus I Nicator, King of the Seleucid dynasty.