Year 290 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Dentatus (or, less frequently...

The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on...

r. 291–215 BC Aktisanes, King of Kush, r. c. 300-290 BC Cassander, King of Macedon, r. 305–297 BC Philip IV, King of Macedon, r. 297 BC Alexander V and...

This was attested to by the Babylonian priest Berossus, writing in about 290 BC, a description that was later quoted by Josephus. The construction of the...

Macedon to command the garrison which he left at Athens, apparently in 290 BC. An attempt was made by the Athenians to possess themselves of the fortress...

456/45–431 BC Coin of Akanthos, Macedon, c. 470-430 BC. Coin of Aspendos, Pamphylia, c. 465–430 BC. Coin from Korkyra, c. 350/30–290/70 BC. Coin of Cyprus...

borders it had during the floruit of the Oscan speakers, from about 600 BC to about 290 BC, when it was finally absorbed by the Roman Republic. The original...

century B.C. they began to expand into the territories of their neighbours, especially in Campania and the Liris valley. In the 4th century (B.C.), the...

BC) Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax (3rd or 4th century BC) Megasthenes (died c. 290 BC) Autolycus of Pitane (died c. 290 BC) Dicaearchus (died c. 285 BC)...

reign allegedly began in 290 BC. He had one wife and three consorts with whom he fathered seven children. After his death in 215 BC, one of his sons supposedly...