阳火虎年 (male Fire-
Tiger) −167 or −548 or −1320 — to — 阴火兔年 (female Fire-
Rabbit) −166 or −547 or −1319
Year 294 BC was a year of the
pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Megellus and Regulus (or, less frequently, year 460 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 294 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Alexander V of Macedon is ousted by his brother,
Antipater II. Therefore Alexander V turns to Demetrius Poliorcetes for help in recovering his throne. However, Demetrius Poliorcetes establishes himself on the throne of Macedonia and then murders Alexander V. Antipater II loses the throne of Macedonia but is able to survive.
Pyrrhus of Epirus exploits the dynastic quarrel in Macedonia involving Alexander V of Macedon, his brother, Antipater II and Demetrius Poliorcetes to take over the frontier areas of
Parauaea and
Tymphaea, along with
Acarnania, Ampholochia, and
Ambracia.
Lysimachus concludes a peace with Demetrius Poliorcetes whereby Demetrius Poliorcetes is recognized as ruler of Macedonia.
On a road connecting Roman and Samnite territory, the Samnites attack and nearly capture the camp of consul
Marcus Atilius Regulus, who retreats to
Sora and is joined by consul
Lucius Postumius Megellus. The combining of consular armies prompts the Samnite army to withdraw to Samnium.
Postumius storms the Samnite city of Milionia, and several other towns, including Fertrum, are abandoned by their inhabitants and occupied by Postumius.
Without senatorial permission, Postumius marches to
Etruria, wins an engagement against the
Volsinii and storms the town of
Rusellae. The cities of Volsinii,
Perusia, and
Arretium sue for peace with Rome and obtain truces for forty years.
Atilius marches to
Apulia to relieve
Luceria from a Samnite siege but is intercepted by the Samnites near the city, where he is defeated by a smaller army. He then wins an engagement against the Volcentes.
After an unsuccessful attempt to capture the Roman colony of Interamna, a Samnite army raids the surrounding countryside only to be attacked by Atilius, who recovers the booty.
Stratonice, daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes and wife of
Seleucus marries her stepson
Antiochus. Seleucus has reportedly instigated the marriage after discovering that his son by his late wife
Apama was in danger of dying of lovesickness as he has fallen in love with his beautiful stepmother.