Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC

Years: 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC - 240 BC - 239 BC 238 BC 237 BC 236 BC 235 BC

Events

• First production of Achilles, the first Latin tragedy, by Livius Andronicus.
• Revolt of Carthaginian mercenaries begins.
• Writing of Papyrus of Ani (The Egyptian Book of the Dead)
• Halley's comet was observed for the first (confirmed) time.

Births

Deaths

• Arcesilaus of Pitane, sceptic philosopher
• Theocritus, Greek poet
• Aratus, Greek astronomer

240s BC

240 aC | 240 př. n. l. | 240 f.Kr. | 240 v. Chr. | 240 adC | -240 | K. a. 240 | -240 | -240 | 기원전 240년 | 240 p.n.e. | 240 aK | 240 SM | 240 a.C. | -240 | I. e. 240 | 240 SM | 240 v. Chr. | 240 AC | 240 f.Kr. | -240 | 240 p.n.e. | 240 a.C. | 240 до н. э. | 240 pr. n. št. | 240. пне. | 240 eaa | 240 f.Kr. | พ.ศ. 304 | 240 до Р.Х. | 前240年