255 BC
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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.
- 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 invented the armillary sphere.
Births
Deaths
de:255 v. Chr. es:255 adC eo:-255 fr:-255 it:255 AC hr:255 p.n.e. lb:-255 nl:255 v. Chr. pl:255 p.n.e. pt:255 a.C. sl:255 pr. n. št. sr:255. пне. uk:255 до Р.Х.