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Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
Decades:	310s BC 300s BC 290s BC – 280s BC – 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC
Years:	289 BC 288 BC 287 BC 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC 281 BC 280 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

Births

Deaths