295 BC

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Events

By place

Roman Republic

* The Battle of Sentinum west of Anconum ends in defeat for a formidable coalition of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians, and their Gallic allies at the hands of the Roman legions commanded by consuls Publius Decius Mus (who is killed in the battle) and Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus. The Romans lose nearly 8,000 men but kill some 25,000 of the enemy and force peace on the Etruscans.

Greece

* Athens falls to Demetrius Poliorcetes after a bitter siege, and its tyrant Lachares is killed.
* The King of Macedon, Antipater II, murders his mother Thessalonica, accusing her of being too fond of his brother and co-ruler Alexander V.

Births

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Deaths

* Thessalonica of Macedon, daughter of king Philip II of Macedon and wife of Cassander
* Publius Decius Mus, Roman consul (killed in the battle of Sentinum)
* Zhuangzi, Chinese philosopher
* King Wuling of Zhao, king of the Chinese State of Zhao