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==== Greece ====
* Although the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] fleet blockades the [[Saronic Gulf]], the [[Macedon]]ian King [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonus II]] defeats the Spartans and kills the king of [[Sparta]], [[Areus I]] near [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]], after which he besieges [[Athens]].
* [[Acrotatus II]] succeeds his father Areus I as king of [[Sparta]].