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: 252 BC 251 BC 250 BC 249 BC 248 BC - 247 BC - 246 BC 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC

• Hannibal of Carthage, later a distinguished military commander.

Deaths

• King Zhuangxiang of Qin, King of the State of Qin in China.

Events

• Hamilcar Barca assumed command in Sicily
• Zheng, son of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, becomes king of the state of Qin in China. He will later become the First Emperor of China.
• Arsaces I founds the Arsacid Dynasty.

240s BC

247 aC | 247 př. n. l. | 247 f.Kr. | 247 v. Chr. | 247 adC | -247 | K. a. 247 | -247 | 기원전 247년 | 247 p.n.e. | 247 aK | 247 SM | 247 a.C. | -247 | I. e. 247 | 247 SM | 247 v. Chr. | 247 AC | 247 f.Kr. | -247 | 247 p.n.e. | 247 a.C. | 247 до н. э. | 247 pred Kr. | 247 pr. n. št. | 247. пне. | 247 eaa | พ.ศ. 297 | 247 до Р.Х. | 前247年