255 BC
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| Centuries: | 4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC |
| Years: | 258 BC 257 BC 256 BC 255 BC 254 BC 253 BC 252 BC |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Rome
- First Punic War: Battle of Tunes. The Carthaginians under Xanthippus, a Greek mercenary, defeat the Romans under Marcus Atilius Regulus, who is captured.
- A large Roman fleet is lost at sea due to a storm, losing 284 ships and 100,000 men.
[edit] Greece
- Diodotus revolts from Antiochus II Theos, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, establishing the kingdom of Bactria. (approximate date)
[edit] Asia
- East Zhou Hui Wang becomes the last claimant King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- Zhao Xiang Wang becomes the first King of the Qin Dynasty of China.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Astronomy
- Eratosthenes invents the armillary sphere.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
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