270s BC

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

Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC – 270s BC – 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC

Years: 279 BC 278 BC 277 BC 276 BC 275 BC 274 BC 273 BC 272 BC 271 BC 270 BC

Events and trends

• Gauls first settle in Galatia
• End of the city of Babylon
• Pyrrhic War between Epirus and Rome.

Births

• Ashoka the Great, ruler of India

Deaths