Editing 270 BC (section)

== Deaths ==
* [[Arsinoe II of Egypt|Arsinoe II]], queen to [[Lysimachus]], the king of [[Thrace]], and later wife of her brother, King [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] (b. c. [[316 BC]])
* [[Epicurus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement (b. [[341 BC]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Epicurus | access-date=February 24, 2024 | title=Epicurus | first=Carlo | last=Diano | date=February 22, 2024 | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[Marcus Valerius Corvus]], [[Roman Republic|Roman]] hero (b. c. [[370 BC]])
* [[Manius Curius Dentatus]], Roman general, conqueror of the Samnites and victor against Pyrrhus, King of Epirus
* [[Pyrrho]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] philosopher from [[Ancient Elis|Elis]], credited as being the first [[skeptic]] philosopher and inspiration for the school known as [[Pyrrhonism]] (b. c. [[360 BC]]) 
* [[Euclid|Euclid of Alexandria]], Mathematician, considered the "father of geometry", chiefly known for the [[Euclid's Elements|Elements]] treatise, which established the foundations of geometry, has been estimated to die in 270 BC