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295 BCE

The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges. The king of Macedon, Antipater II, murders his mother Thessalonike, accusing her of being too fond of his brother and co-ruler Alexander V. Athens falls to Demetrius Poliorcetes after a bitter siege, and its tyrant Lachares flees into exile.

Conflict & Security

  • Athens falls to Demetrius Poliorcetes after a bitter siege, and its tyrant Lachares flees into exile.source

Religion & Belief

  • August 19 – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges.source

Crime & Justice

  • The king of Macedon, Antipater II, murders his mother Thessalonike, accusing her of being too fond of his brother and co-ruler Alexander V.source

Births

  • Apollonius of Rhodes, Greek poet and librarian (approximate date)source
  • Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhus of Epirus (d. 272 BC)source

Deaths

  • Gellius Egnatius, Roman military leader of the Samnitessource
  • Zhuang Zhou, Chinese philosopher (approximate date)source
  • Wuling of Zhao, Chinese king of Zhao (b. 340 BC)source
  • Publius Decius Mus, Roman consul (killed in the Battle of Sentinum)source
  • Thessalonike of Macedon, daughter of king Philip II of Macedon and wife of Cassander (b. 352 BC)source