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| * The ] advance continues westward from ] with their forces relieving the besieged cities of Segeste and Makella. These cities had sided with the Roman cause, and had come under ] attack for doing so. | * The ] advance continues westward from ] with their forces relieving the besieged cities of Segeste and Makella. These cities had sided with the Roman cause, and had come under ] attack for doing so. | ||
| * ] returns to fight in ] as the admiral in charge of the Carthaginian fleet in the ]. With the Romans about to launch their first ever navy, Carthage is determined that this innovation be thwarted. Gisco defeats part of the Roman fleet and captures the Roman ] ] in an encounter near ]; the consul’s nickname Asina (ie. donkey) is earned in this encounter. However, this |
* ] returns to fight in ] as the admiral in charge of the Carthaginian fleet in the ]. With the Romans about to launch their first ever navy, Carthage is determined that this innovation be thwarted. Gisco defeats part of the Roman fleet and captures the Roman ] ] in an encounter near ]; the consul’s nickname Asina (ie. donkey) is earned in this encounter. However, this Carthaginian victory is of limited practical value as the bulk of the Roman fleet continues to manoeuvre in the surrounding waters. | ||
| * Confident in Carthage's superiority at sea, Hannibal Gisco deploys his ships for the ] in the traditional long line arrangement. Although inexperienced in sea battles, the Romans, led by consul ] Nepos, heavily defeat the Carthaginian fleet, mainly due to the innovative use of land tactics in naval warfare (including the use of the grappling irons and the ] boarding bridge). | * Confident in Carthage's superiority at sea, Hannibal Gisco deploys his ships for the ] in the traditional long line arrangement. Although inexperienced in sea battles, the Romans, led by consul ] Nepos, heavily defeat the Carthaginian fleet, mainly due to the innovative use of land tactics in naval warfare (including the use of the grappling irons and the ] boarding bridge). | ||
| * Having lost the confidence of his peers, Hannibal Gisco is subsequently executed for incompetence shortly afterwards, together with other defeated Punic generals. | * Having lost the confidence of his peers, Hannibal Gisco is subsequently executed for incompetence shortly afterwards, together with other defeated Punic generals. | ||
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| ====Egypt==== | ====Egypt==== | ||
| * ] of ], learned poet and grammarian, becomes chief librarian at ]. | * ] of ], learned poet and grammarian, becomes chief librarian at the ]. | ||
| ====China==== | ====China==== | ||
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| Years BC: | ] ] ] 260 BC ] ] ] |
| Centuries: | ] · ] · ] |
| Decades: | ] ] ] ] ] ] ] |
| Years: | ] ] ] 260 BC ] ] ] |
| Gregorian calendar | 260 BC CCLX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 494 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 64 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 24 |
| Ancient Greek era | 130th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4491 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −853 – −852 |
| Berber calendar | 691 |
| Buddhist calendar | 285 |
| Burmese calendar | −897 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5249–5250 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2438 or 2231 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2439 or 2232 |
| Coptic calendar | −543 – −542 |
| Discordian calendar | 907 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −267 – −266 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3501–3502 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −203 – −202 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2841–2842 |
| Holocene calendar | 9741 |
| Iranian calendar | 881 BP – 880 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 908 BH – 907 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2074 |
| Minguo calendar | 2171 before ROC 民前2171年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1727 |
| Seleucid era | 52/53 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 283–284 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −133 or −514 or −1286 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −132 or −513 or −1285 |
Events
By place
Roman Republic
- The Roman advance continues westward from Agrigentum with their forces relieving the besieged cities of Segeste and Makella. These cities had sided with the Roman cause, and had come under Carthaginian attack for doing so.
- Hannibal Gisco returns to fight in Sicily as the admiral in charge of the Carthaginian fleet in the Strait of Messina. With the Romans about to launch their first ever navy, Carthage is determined that this innovation be thwarted. Gisco defeats part of the Roman fleet and captures the Roman consul Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina in an encounter near Lipari; the consul’s nickname Asina (ie. donkey) is earned in this encounter. However, this Carthaginian victory is of limited practical value as the bulk of the Roman fleet continues to manoeuvre in the surrounding waters.
- Confident in Carthage's superiority at sea, Hannibal Gisco deploys his ships for the Battle of Mylae in the traditional long line arrangement. Although inexperienced in sea battles, the Romans, led by consul Gaius Duilius Nepos, heavily defeat the Carthaginian fleet, mainly due to the innovative use of land tactics in naval warfare (including the use of the grappling irons and the corvus boarding bridge).
- Having lost the confidence of his peers, Hannibal Gisco is subsequently executed for incompetence shortly afterwards, together with other defeated Punic generals.
- In the north of Sicily, the Romans, with their northern sea flank secured by their naval victory at Battle of Mylae, advance toward Thermae. They are defeated there by the Carthaginians under Hamilcar.
Egypt
- Callimachus of Cyrene, learned poet and grammarian, becomes chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.
China
- In the Battle of Changping, the army of the Qin state routs the army of Zhao, establishing its military superiority over all other Chinese states during the Warring States Period.
Births
- Zheng, who will later become King of the State of Qin, and then later the First Emperor of China. (d. 210 BC)
Deaths
- Hannibal Gisco, Carthaginian military commander in charge of both land armies and naval fleets (b. c. 300 BC)