298 BC
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Centuries: 4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC
Years: 303 BC 302 BC 301 BC 300 BC 299 BC – 298 BC – 297 BC 296 BC 295 BC 294 BC 293 BC
Events
- Third Samnite War: The Samnites defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus in the battle of Camerinum, first battle of the war.
- Bindusara succeeds his father Chandragupta Maurya as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
Deaths
Categories: 290s BC