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

Decades: 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC - 250s BC - 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC

Years: 255 BC 254 BC 253 BC 252 BC 251 BC - 250 BC - 249 BC 248 BC 247 BC 246 BC 245 BC

• Sogdiana is conquered by the Parthians.
• Bactria gains its independence from the Seleucid Empire. (approximate date)
• Antiochus II Theos makes peace with Ptolemy II of Egypt.
• Xiao Wen Wang becomes King of the Qin Dynasty of China but dies before the end of the year.
• First Punic War: Lucius Caecilius Metellus captures 140 war elephants in Sicily, transports them to Rome and displays them in the Circus Maximus.
• Third Buddhist Council in Pataliputra

Births

Deaths

• Marcus Atilius Regulus, Roman general and consul
• Timaeus, Greek historian
• Erasistratus, Greek anatomist (approximate date)
• Zhao Xiang Wang, King of the Qin Dynasty of China.
• Xiao Wen Wang, King of the Qin Dynasty of China.

250s BC

250 v.C. | 250 aC | 250 př. n. l. | 250 f.Kr. | 250 v. Chr. | 250 adC | -250 | -250 | -250 | 기원전 250년 | 250 p.n.e. | 250 aK | 250 SM | 250 a.C. | -250 | 250 SM | 250 v. Chr. | 250 AC | 250 f.Kr. | -250 | 250 p.n.e. | 250 a.C. | 250 до н. э. | 250 pr. n. št. | 250. пне. | 250 eaa | 250 f.Kr. | 250 до Р.Х. | 前250年