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

Decades: 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC

Years: 266 BC 265 BC 264 BC 263 BC 262 BC - 261 BC - 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC 257 BC 256 BC

• Antiochus II Theos succeeds Antiochus I Soter.
• The Chremonidean War ends.
• First Punic War: Appius Claudius Caudex leads Roman troops into Sicily
• Beginning of the year, Battle of Agrigentum: Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, giving them control of most of Sicily

Births

Deaths

• Antiochus I Soter (dies in battle)

260s BC

261 aC | 261 př. n. l. | 261 f.Kr. | 261 v. Chr. | 261 adC | -261 | K. a. 261 | -261 | 기원전 261년 | 261 p.n.e. | 261 aK | 261 SM | 261 a.C. | 261 לפנה"ס | -261 | I. e. 261 | 261 SM | 261 v. Chr. | 261 AC | 261 f.Kr. | -261 | 261 p.n.e. | 261 a.C. | 261 до н. э. | 261 pred Kr. | 261 pr. n. št. | 261. пне. | 261 eaa | 261 f.Kr. | พ.ศ. 283 | 261 до Р.Х. | 前261年