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| * ], an ] statesman and general, issues the Decree of Chremonides, creating an alliance between ], Athens, and ] of ]. The origins of this alliance lay in the continuing desire of many Greek states, notably Athens and Sparta, for a restoration of their former independence, along with the desire of Ptolemy II to create troubles for his rival ], King of ]ia. Ptolemy II's ambitions in the ] are threatened by Antigonus Gonatas' fleet, so he carefully builds up a coalition against Macedonia in Greece. He especially cultivates Athens by supplying the city with grain. | * ], an ] statesman and general, issues the Decree of Chremonides, creating an alliance between ], Athens, and ] of ]. The origins of this alliance lay in the continuing desire of many Greek states, notably Athens and Sparta, for a restoration of their former independence, along with the desire of Ptolemy II to create troubles for his rival ], King of ]ia. Ptolemy II's ambitions in the ] are threatened by Antigonus Gonatas' fleet, so he carefully builds up a coalition against Macedonia in Greece. He especially cultivates Athens by supplying the city with grain. | ||
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| * ] becomes emperor of the ] | |||
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| 250 BC by topic |
| Politics |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 250 BC CCL BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 504 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 74 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34 |
| Ancient Greek era | 132nd Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4501 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −843 – −842 |
| Berber calendar | 701 |
| Buddhist calendar | 295 |
| Burmese calendar | −887 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5259–5260 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242 |
| Coptic calendar | −533 – −532 |
| Discordian calendar | 917 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −257 – −256 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3511–3512 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −193 – −192 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2851–2852 |
| Holocene calendar | 9751 |
| Iranian calendar | 871 BP – 870 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 898 BH – 897 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2084 |
| Minguo calendar | 2161 before ROC 民前2161年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1717 |
| Seleucid era | 62/63 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 293–294 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275 |
| Gregorian calendar | 268 BC CCLXVIII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 486 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 56 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 16 |
| Ancient Greek era | 128th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4483 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −861 – −860 |
| Berber calendar | 683 |
| Buddhist calendar | 277 |
| Burmese calendar | −905 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5241–5242 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 2430 or 2223 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 2431 or 2224 |
| Coptic calendar | −551 – −550 |
| Discordian calendar | 899 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −275 – −274 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3493–3494 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −211 – −210 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2833–2834 |
| Holocene calendar | 9733 |
| Iranian calendar | 889 BP – 888 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 916 BH – 915 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2066 |
| Minguo calendar | 2179 before ROC 民前2179年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1735 |
| Seleucid era | 44/45 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 275–276 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) −141 or −522 or −1294 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) −140 or −521 or −1293 |
Year 268 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sophus and Russus (or, less frequently, year 486 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 268 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Republic
- The Roman denarius coin is minted for the first time.
- The Romans found a colony at Malventum which they, for superstitious reasons, call Beneventum (since male means bad and bene means good in Latin).
Greece
- Chremonides, an Athenian statesman and general, issues the Decree of Chremonides, creating an alliance between Sparta, Athens, and Ptolemy II of Egypt. The origins of this alliance lay in the continuing desire of many Greek states, notably Athens and Sparta, for a restoration of their former independence, along with the desire of Ptolemy II to create troubles for his rival Antigonus II, King of Macedonia. Ptolemy II's ambitions in the Aegean Sea are threatened by Antigonus Gonatas' fleet, so he carefully builds up a coalition against Macedonia in Greece. He especially cultivates Athens by supplying the city with grain.
India
- Ashoka becomes emperor of the Maurya Empire