287 BC - Definition and Overview

Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC

Years: 292 BC 291 BC 290 BC 289 BC 288 BC - 287 BC - 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC

Births

• Archimedes of Syracuse, mathematician and scientist

Deaths

Events

• Roman Plebs achieve equality with Patricians, ending the Conflict of the Orders.