Editing 292 BC

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Year '''292 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 Gurges and Scaeva''' (or, less frequently, '''year 462 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 292 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 ===
==== Greece ====
* [[Lysimachus]] tries to extend his influence beyond the [[Danube River]], but he is defeated and taken prisoner by the [[Getae]] (Dacian) king [[Dromichaetes]] (Dromihete). Eventually, Lysimachus is set free and a peace is agreed between the Getae and Lysimachus. This peace agreement is strengthened further by the marriage of Dromichaetes with Lysimachus' daughter.
* While [[Demetrius Poliorcetes]] is campaigning in [[Boeotia]], he receives news that Lysimachus, the ruler of [[Thrace]], has been taken prisoner by Dromichaetes. Hoping to seize Lysimachus's territories in Thrace, Demetrius, delegates command of his forces in Boeotia to his son, [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonus]] and immediately marches north. However, while he is away, the Boeotians rise in rebellion, but are defeated by Antigonus, who bottles them up in the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] and puts them [[Siege of Thebes (292-291 BC)|under siege]].
* [[Antiochus I Soter]] annointed as king of the [[Seleucid Empire|Seleucid Syria]]<ref name=antiochus>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antiochus-I-Soter | access-date=February 25, 2024 | title=Antiochus I Soter | date=February 13, 2024 | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Third Samnite War]]:
:* The [[Samnites]] reappoint [[Gavius Pontius]], the victor of the [[Battle of Caudine Forks]], as general, and in [[Campania]] he defeats the consul [[Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC)|Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges]]. However, Fabius is joined by his father, [[Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus]], as legate and de facto general, and they defeat Pontius in battle and capture the general and his camp. They then capture several towns of the [[Pentri]], a prominent tribe of the Samnites.
:* The [[Falisci]] renew their efforts against Rome. However, the consul Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva, assisted by former consul [[Spurius Carvilius Maximus]], defeats them in an engagement and ravages their territory and those of the Etruscans. The Falisci and Etruscans again sue for peace, and this ends the Etruscan theatre of the Third Samnite War.<ref>{{cite book|first= Cassius|last= Dio|title=Roman History 8.30}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Flavius|last= Eutropius|title=Breviarium 2.9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Paulus|last= Orosius|title=History against the Pagans 3.22}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= John|last= Zonaras|title=Epitome of Histories 7.26}}</ref>

==== China ====
* General [[Bai Qi]] of the [[State of Qin]] defeats the [[State of Wei]] in a major battle and captures cities in Wei. Wei cedes control of 61 towns and cities.<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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