Editing 273 BC

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Year '''273 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Licinus and Canina''' (or, less frequently, '''year 481 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 273 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Egypt ====
* Impressed by [[Roman Republic|Rome's]] defeat of [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]], Pharaoh [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] sends a friendly embassy. The visit is reciprocated.

==== China ====
* General [[Bai Qi]] of the [[State of Qin]] attacks the [[State of Wei]] and [[State of Zhou]]. He captures the city of Huyang and wins three battles, defeating the army of the Zhao general Jia Yan.<ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Basic Annals of Qin, Section: Bai Qi}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Emperor Kōgen|Kōgen]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[158 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Appius Claudius Caecus]], Roman politician and [[Roman consul|consul]]
* [[Simeon The Just]], Jewish [[High Priest]] and one of the last members of the [[Great Assembly]]<ref>[[Josephus]] (''[[Antiquities of the Jews|Antiquities]]'' 12.2.5.)</ref>
* [[King Xi of Han|Xi of Han]], Chinese king of [[Han (Warring States)|Han]] ([[Warring States period|Warring States Period]])


== References ==
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