281 BC

281 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	281 BC; CCLXXXI BC
Ab urbe condita	473
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 43
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 3
Ancient Greek era	124th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4470
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−873
Berber calendar	670
Buddhist calendar	264
Burmese calendar	−918
Byzantine calendar	5228–5229
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit); 2417 or 2210; — to —; 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon); 2418 or 2211
Coptic calendar	−564 – −563
Discordian calendar	886
Ethiopian calendar	−288 – −287
Hebrew calendar	3480–3481
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−224 – −223
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2820–2821
Holocene calendar	9720
Iranian calendar	902 BP – 901 BP
Islamic calendar	930 BH – 929 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2053
Minguo calendar	2192 before ROC; 民前2192年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1748
Seleucid era	31/32 AG
Thai solar calendar	262–263
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年; (female Earth-Rabbit); −154 or −535 or −1307; — to —; 阳金龙年; (male Iron-Dragon); −153 or −534 or −1306

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC; 3rd century BC ; 2nd century BC;
Decades:	300s BC; 290s BC; 280s BC ; 270s BC; 260s BC;
Years:	284 BC; 283 BC; 282 BC; 281 BC ; 280 BC; 279 BC; 278 BC;

Year 281 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Barbula and Philippus (or, less frequently, year 473 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 281 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.

Gregorian calendar	281 BC CCLXXXI BC
Ab urbe condita	473
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 43
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 3
Ancient Greek era	124th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4470
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−873
Berber calendar	670
Buddhist calendar	264
Burmese calendar	−918
Byzantine calendar	5228–5229
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2417 or 2210 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2418 or 2211
Coptic calendar	−564 – −563
Discordian calendar	886
Ethiopian calendar	−288 – −287
Hebrew calendar	3480–3481
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−224 – −223
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2820–2821
Holocene calendar	9720
Iranian calendar	902 BP – 901 BP
Islamic calendar	930 BH – 929 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2053
Minguo calendar	2192 before ROC 民前2192年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1748
Seleucid era	31/32 AG
Thai solar calendar	262–263
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) −154 or −535 or −1307 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) −153 or −534 or −1306