275 BC

Year 275 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. 

 Events 
 By place 
 Egypt 
 The Museum of Alexandria is founded by the Egyptian King Ptolemy II.

 Roman Republic 
 When Pyrrhus returns from Sicily, he finds himself greatly outnumbered by the Roman army under the command of consul Manius Curius Dentatus. After the Battle of Beneventum, Roman commander and statesman, Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, gets a peace with Pyrrhus.  Then Pyrrhus decides to end his battles in Italy and return to Epirus.

 Sicily 
 After Pyrrhus leaves Sicily, the Syracusan army and the city's citizens make Hiero II as the commander of their troops. 

 Greece 
 Antiochus's alliance with Antigonus II is made stronger by Antigonus' marriage to Phila, Antiochus' half sister.

 Births 

 Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Roman dictator, politician and soldier (approximate date) (d. 203 BC)

 Deaths 

 Shen Dao, Chinese philosopher from Zhao who also served at the Jixia academy in Qi. He is known for his blend of Legalism and Taoism (approximate date) (b. c. 350 BC)

Category:270s BC