256 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: | 259 BC 258 BC 257 BC 256 BC 255 BC 254 BC 253 BC |
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[edit] Rome
- First Punic War:
- In the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Romans under Marcus Atilius Regulus and L. Manlius Volso defeat a Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar and Hanno the Great attempting to stop a Roman invasion of Africa by Marcus Atilius Regulus.
- In the Battle of Adys, the Romans under Marcus Atilius Regulus defeat the Carthaginians on North African soil.
[edit] Asia
- Luoyang falls without much resistance to the armies of the Qin, ending the reign of the emperor Zhou Nan Wang. Although a successor was appointed as Dong Zhou Hui Wang, traditionally in Chinese history this is considered the end of the Zhou Dynasty.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Zhou Nan Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.ca:256 aC
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