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250 BC in various calendars
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

262 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	262 BC CCLXII BC
Ab urbe condita	492
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 62
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 22
Ancient Greek era	129th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4489
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−855 – −854
Berber calendar	689
Buddhist calendar	283
Burmese calendar	−899
Byzantine calendar	5247–5248
Chinese calendar	戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 2436 or 2229 — to — 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 2437 or 2230
Coptic calendar	−545 – −544
Discordian calendar	905
Ethiopian calendar	−269 – −268
Hebrew calendar	3499–3500
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−205 – −204
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2839–2840
Holocene calendar	9739
Iranian calendar	883 BP – 882 BP
Islamic calendar	910 BH – 909 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2072
Minguo calendar	2173 before ROC 民前2173年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1729
Seleucid era	50/51 AG
Thai solar calendar	281–282
Tibetan calendar	阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) −135 or −516 or −1288 — to — 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) −134 or −515 or −1287

Events

After Athens surrenders following a long siege by Macedonian forces, Antigonus II Gonatas re-garrisons Athens and forbids the city from making war. Otherwise, he leaves Athens alone as the seat of philosophy and learning in Greece.

Rome besieges the city of Agrigentum which is held by Carthage under the command of Hannibal Gisco. Rome's siege involves both consular armies—a total of four Roman legions—and takes several months to resolve. The garrison of Agrigentum manages to call for reinforcements and a Carthaginian relief force commanded by Hanno comes to the rescue and destroys the Roman supply base at Erbessus. Nevertheless, after a few skirmishes, the battle of Agrigentum is fought and won by Rome, and the city falls. Gisco manages to escape to Carthage in the late stages of the battle.
After the loss of Agrigentum, the Carthaginians retire to organise their fleet. In the meantime, the Romans sack Agrigentum and enslave its Greek inhabitants. The Romans are now determined to drive the Carthaginians out of Sicily.

Seleucid king Antiochus I's eldest son Seleucus, who has ruled in the east of the kingdom as viceroy for a number of years, is put to death by his father on the charge of rebellion.
Antiochus I tries to break the growing power of Pergamum by force of arms. Eumenes I, the new ruler of Pergamum, liberates his city from the overlordship of the Seleucids by defeating the army of Antiochus I near Sardis (the capital of Lydia), and thereby establishing an independent city-state.
Antiochus I dies and is succeeded by his second son Antiochus II Theos.

Apollonius of Perga (Pergaeus), Greek astronomer and mathematician specialising in geometry and noted for his writings on conic sections (d. c. 190 BC)