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This article concerns the period 259 BC – 250 BC.
Births
259 BC
- February 18 – Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China (d. 210 BC)
- Bashu Guafu Qing, Chinese businesswoman (d. 210 BC)
257 BC
- Aristophanes of Byzantium, Greek scholar and grammarian (approximate date)
256 BC
- Liu Bang, founder of the Han dynasty of China (d. 195 BC)[1]
255 BC
- Xu Fu, ancient Chinese alchemist[citation needed]
254 BC
- Marcus Livius Salinator, Roman consul and commander during the Second Punic War[citation needed]
- Titus Macchius Plautus, Roman playwright who is credited with forming the foundations of modern comedy (d. 184 BC)[2]
253 BC
- Zhang Cang, Chinese general and prime-minister (d. 152 BC)
252 BC
- Philopoemen, Greek general and statesman (d. 183 BC)[3]
250 BC
- Agron, king of the Ardiaean Kingdom (approximate date)
Deaths
257 BC
- Bai Qi, Chinese general of the Qin State (Warring States Period)
256 BC
- Zhou Nan Wang, Chinese king of the Zhou dynasty[4]
254 BC
- Areus II, Agiad king of Sparta (son of Acrotatus II)[citation needed]
252 BC
251 BC
- Paseas, Greek tyrant of Sicyon (assassinated)[citation needed]
- King Zhaoxiang of Qin[citation needed]
- Zhao Sheng, Chinese chancellor of the Zhao State
250 BC
- Erasistratus, Greek anatomist and royal physician under Seleucus I Nicator of Syria. He has founded a school of anatomy in Alexandria (b. 310 BC)
- Gongsun Long, Chinese scholar and philosopher (b. c. 325 BC)
- Hieronymus of Cardia, Greek general and historian (b. 354 BC)
- Magas of Cyrene, king of Cyrenaica (modern Libya) (b. c. 320 BC)
- Marcus Atilius Regulus, Roman general and consul (executed)
- Timaeus, Greek historian who has studied rhetoric under a pupil of Socrates (b. c. 345 BC)
- Xiaowen of Qin, Chinese king of the Qin State (b. 302 BC)
- Zhaoxiang of Qin, Chinese king of the Qin State (b. 325 BC)
References
[edit]- ^ "Gaozu | emperor of Han dynasty | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Plautus | Roman dramatist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Philopoemen | Greek general | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Wuwang | ruler of Zhou | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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