Year by year · 3rd century BCE
281 BCE
281 BCE in world history: 4 events, 1 state founded and 1 that came to an end. 392 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Battle
Battle of Corupedium
The Battle of Corupedium was fought in 281 BCE in western Anatolia between Seleucus I and Lysimachus, two of Alexander's successors.
In the profiles
Seleucid EmpireSeleucus defeats Lysimachus at Corupedium but is assassinated within months
Kingdom of PontusMithridates I Ktistes takes the title of king
Wars and longer events
States founded 1
States that came to an end 1
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