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: 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC 257 BC 256 BC - 255 BC - 254 BC 253 BC 252 BC 251 BC 250 BC

Events

• 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
• Diodotus revolts from Antiochus II Theos, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, establishing the kingdom of Bactria. (approximate date)
• 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.
• Eratosthenes invents the armillary sphere.

Births

Deaths

250s BC

255 aC | 255 př. n. l. | 255 f.Kr. | 255 v. Chr. | 255 adC | -255 | K. a. 255 | -255 | 기원전 255년 | 255 p.n.e. | 255 aK | 255 SM | 255 a.C. | 255 לפנה"ס | -255 | I. e. 255 | 255 SM | 255 v. Chr. | 255 AC | 255 f.Kr. | -255 | 255 p.n.e. | 255 a.C. | 255 до н. э. | 255 pred Kr. | 255 pr. n. št. | 255. пне. | 255 eaa | พ.ศ. 289 | 255 до Р.Х. | 前255年