Editing 286 BC (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Greece ====
* As [[Demetrius Poliorcetes]] and his army are chased across [[Asia Minor]] to the [[Taurus Mountains]] by the armies of [[Lysimachus]] and [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]], in [[Ancient Greece|Greece]] his son [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonus]] meets with success. [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy's]] fleet is driven off and [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] surrenders to Antigonus.
* After allowing [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] to remain in possession of [[Macedon]]ia with the title of king, he is expelled by [[Lysimachus]] who declares himself its king in the place of Pyrrhus.

==== Roman Republic ====
* The new law, [[Lex Aquilia]], is enacted. This is a Roman law which provides compensation to the owners of property injured as a result of someone's fault.

==== China ====
* General Sima Cuo of the [[State of Qin]] attacks the Henei area of the [[State of Wei]]. Wei responds by handing over the major city of [[Anyi County|Anyi]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Basic Annals of Qin}}</ref>
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