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Calendar year
Year 254 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asina and Calatinus (or, less frequently
254_BC
Queen of the Seleucid Empire (300 – 294 and 282 – 261 BCE)
"victory of the army", c. 320 BC – 254 BC) was Queen of the Seleucid Empire from 300 BC until 294 BC and from 281 BC until 261 BC. Stratonice of Syria was
Stratonice_of_Syria
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
and captured Panormus (modern Palermo) in 254 BC. The next year they lost 150 ships to a storm. In 251 BC the Carthaginians attempted to recapture Panormus
First_Punic_War
King of Sparta from 262 to 254 BC
Areus II (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεύς Β΄) was Agiad King of Sparta from 262 to 254 BC. He never reigned as he was still a child when he died. He was succeeded
Areus_II
Chief high priest in ancient Rome
important position in the ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first held this position. Although in fact the most powerful
Pontifex_maximus
Third Century BCE Roman general and statesman, consul in 260 BCE
defeat at Lipari. This is how historiography explains the fact that in 254 BC Gnaeus Cornelius became consul for the second time. Although there was hardly
Gnaeus_Cornelius_Scipio_Asina
Decade
(approximate date) 256 BC Liu Bang, founder of the Han dynasty of China (d. 195 BC) 255 BC Xu Fu, ancient Chinese alchemist[citation needed] 254 BC Marcus Livius
250s_BC
Nicomedes I, King (278–255 BC) Etazeta, Regent (255–254 BC) Ziaelas, King (254–228 BC) Prusias I Cholus, King (228–182 BC) Bosporan Kingdom (complete
List of state leaders in the 3rd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_3rd_century_BC
is little evidence for the existence of any before the mid-sixth century BC. Spartan kings received a recurring posthumous hero cult like that of the
List_of_kings_of_Sparta
Roman general and statesman
Sicily both at sea and on land during a second consulship (254 BC) and then as dictator (249 BC), becoming the first Roman dictator to lead an army outside
Aulus_Atilius_Caiatinus
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
(modern Palermo) in 254 BC. The next year they lost another 150 ships to a storm. On Sicily the Romans avoided battle in 252 and 251 BC, according to Polybius
Punic_Wars
Name list
of Sparta from 309 to 265 BC, son of prince Acrotatus, grandson of Cleomenes II Areus II, king of Sparta from 262 to 254 BC, son of king Acrotatus, grandson
Areus
by Pyrrhus of Epirus. 275 BC – Carthaginian reconquest. 254 BC – Romans take Palermo under the Latin name Panormus. 251 BC – Attempted Carthaginian reconquest
Timeline_of_Palermo
Ancient Roman law
maximus, in 254 BC. The law further required that five of the augurs be plebeians. Other laws concerning the status of plebeians: Lex Canuleia, 445 BC Leges
Lex_Ogulnia
King of Sparta
son, Lion-like") was the 28th Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 242 BC and from 241 to 235 BC. Leonidas was the son of Cleonymus and grandson of King Cleomenes
Leonidas_II
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
Titus Maccius Plautus (/ˈplɔːtəs/ PLAW-təs; c. 254 – 184 BC) was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary
Plautus
Topics referred to by the same term
historical novel by Lindsey Davis Menaechmi, comic play by Plautus (254 BC-184 BC), basis for the play by Shakespeare Angoor (disambiguation), title of
Comedy of errors (disambiguation)
Comedy_of_errors_(disambiguation)
Basileus of Bithynia
Ziaelas (Ancient Greek: Ζιαήλας; lived c. 265 BC – 228 BC, reigned c. 254 BC – 228 BC), third king of Bithynia, was a son of Nicomedes I and Ditizele
Ziaelas_of_Bithynia
Ancient Roman temple
was patron of diplomatic relations. The temple was founded between 254 BC or 250 BC. It was on the southern part of the Area Capitolina, slightly to the
Temple_of_Fides
Qin campaigns to conquer all of China (230–221 BC)
the Han River. In 307 BC, King Wu of Qin defeated the Han army and sent his troops to the Zhou capital Wangcheng. From 304 to 254 BC, King Zhaoxiang fought
Qin's_wars_of_unification
Etazeta (regent) 255–254 BC Ziaelas 254–228 BC Prusias I Cholus 228–182 BC Prusias II Cynegus 182–149 BC Nicomedes II Epiphanes 149–127 BC Nicomedes III Euergetes
List_of_rulers_of_Bithynia
Customs and traditions of ancient Rome
is indicated by the history of her cult. Her temple is dated from around 254 BC and was located on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, near the Temple of Jupiter
Mos_maiorum
Queen regent of Bithynia
Etazeta (Greek: Εταζέτα; fl. 255 BC – 254 BC) was the second wife of Nicomedes I, king of Bithynia. After his death, she was a regent of Bithynia. Nicomedes
Etazeta_of_Bithynia
Roman general and politician
Marcus Livius Salinator (c. 262 – c. 191 BC) was a Roman plebeian consul (219 and 207), dictator (207) and censor (204), who fought in the Second Punic
Marcus_Livius_Salinator
Battle of the First Punic War, 250 BCE
Panormus in 254 BC. Thereafter they avoided battle for fear of the war elephants which the Carthaginians had shipped to Sicily. In late summer 250 BC Hasdrubal
Battle_of_Panormus
City-state in ancient Greece
century BC, it rose to become the most prominent land military power in the Greek world, a status it retained until its defeat at Leuctra in 371 BC. In the
Sparta
Comune in Sicily, Italy
Agathocles, 307 BC. In the First Punic War, it was reduced by the Roman fleet under Aulus Atilius Calatinus and Scipio Nasica, 254 BC, but by treachery
Cefalù
writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the time from the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) to the beginning
Timeline_of_prehistory
City in Sicily, Italy
in 275 BC. In 254 BC Panormos was besieged and conquered by the Romans. Carthage attempted to reconquer Panormus in the Battle of Panormus 250 BC but failed
Palermo
Calendar year
Year 256 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Caedicius/Regulus (or, less
256_BC
Religious official in ancient Roman religion
the first plebeian to hold this priesthood, Tiberius Coruncanius, was, in 254 BC, similarly designated by comitia. In reality, these comitia, composed of
Priest_(ancient_Rome)
Priesthood in ancient Rome
bizarre", and the election of both a plebeian pontifex maximus as early as 254 BC and rex sacrorum just the previous year would have seemed to clear the way
Curio_maximus
Calendar year
Year of the Consulship of Camerinus and Longus (or, less frequently, year 254 Ab urbe condita). when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent
500_BC
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
was an imperial cult in ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC), promoted by the Ptolemaic dynasty. The core of the cult was the worship
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
Ancient Roman family
Asina, consul in 260 and 254 BC, during the First Punic War. Lucius Cornelius L. f. Cn. n. Scipio, consul in 259 and censor in 258 BC, captured Sardinia and
Cornelia_gens
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
249 BC. The Romans rebuilt their fleet after losing 364 ships in a storm in 255 BC, added 220 new ships, and captured Panormus (modern Palermo) in 254 BC;
Hamilcar_Barca
Carthaginian general during the First Punic War(died c. 250 BC)
present at the Battle of Adys where the Carthaginians were routed. Early in 254 BC the triumvirate of Carthaginian generals gave control of the army to the
Hasdrubal,_son_of_Hanno
History of Italian city
Wars Palermo was fought over by the Carthaginians and the Romans until, in 254 BC, the Roman fleet besieged the city. It eventually surrendered and the population
History_of_Palermo
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1180–800 BC) was a period in Ancient Greece characterized by societal collapse of civilization, where the palaces and cities of
Greek_Dark_Ages
Major Roman rescue operation during the First Punic War
(modern Palermo) in 254 BC. The next year they lost 150 ships to another storm. Slowly the Romans had occupied most of Sicily; in 249 BC they besieged the
Roman withdrawal from Africa (255 BC)
Roman_withdrawal_from_Africa_(255_BC)
Calendar era based on the birth of Jesus
Anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) qualify years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, whose epoch is the traditional year of the conception or birth
Anno_Domini
Roman siege of a Carthaginian city during the First Punic War
Agrigento; Agrigentum in Latin; captured in 262 BC) and Panormus (modern Palermo; captured in 254 BC). By 250 BC the war had lasted 14 years, fortunes changing
Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC)
Siege_of_Lilybaeum_(250–241_BC)
Calendar year
Year 255 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Paullus (or, less frequently
255_BC
Calendar year
Greek plays, established a truly Roman drama in the Latin language (b. c. 254 BC) Stambaugh, John E. (1988). The Ancient Roman City. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
184_BC
Decade
plays, established a truly Roman drama in the Latin language (b. c. 254 BC) 183 BC Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Roman statesman and general
180s_BC
Calendar year
Year 252 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cotta and Geminus (or, less frequently
252_BC
Frazione of Italy
hands, and it was not until after the fall of Panormus (modern Palermo) in 254 BC that Tyndaris expelled the Carthaginian garrison and joined the Roman alliance
Tindari
Calendar year
Year 257 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Regulus and Blasio (or, less frequently
257_BC
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
Ancient Roman family
tribune in 399 and 396 BC. Lucius Atilius, tribune of the plebs in 311 BC. Aulus Atilius A. f. C. n. Calatinus, consul in 258 and 254 BC, and dictator in 249
Atilia_gens
King of Qin, China from 307 to 251 BC
256 BC, a Qin general named Jiu (摎) attacked Han, killing 40,000 soldiers and capturing Yangcheng (陽城) and Fushu (負黍). Two years later in 254 BC, Jiu
King_Zhaoxiang_of_Qin
Country in West Asia
first unified under the Medes in the 7th century BC and reached its territorial height in the 6th century BC, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid
Iran
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Classical Greece was a period of around 200 years (the 5th and 4th centuries BC) in Ancient Greece, marked by much of the eastern Aegean and northern regions
Classical_Greece
Topics referred to by the same term
Livius Salinator may refer to: Marcus Livius Salinator (254 BC-ca. 204 BC), Roman consul who fought in both the First Punic wars and Second Punic wars
Livius_Salinator
Topics referred to by the same term
was a battle fought in 480 BC during the Persian Wars. Battle of Thermopylae may also refer to: Battle of Thermopylae (323 BC), a battle during the Lamian
Battle of Thermopylae (disambiguation)
Battle_of_Thermopylae_(disambiguation)
Mother of Roman emperor Augustus
Atia (also Atia Balba) (c. 85 – c.43 BC) was the niece of Julius Caesar (through his sister Julia Minor), and mother of Gaius Octavius, who became the
Atia_(mother_of_Augustus)
Calendar year
Year 253 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caepio and Blaesus (or, less frequently
253_BC
Roman province
Carthaginians and the Romans, until the Roman fleet attacked the city in 254 BC and made the city a tributary. Hasdrubal attempted to recapture the city
Sicilia_(Roman_province)
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Military unit
Australia: Greenhill. p. 254. ISBN 9781853676857. Worthington. pp. 118-119. Rickard, J (6 June 2007), Battle of Cos, 258 BC, http://www.historyofwar
Ptolemaic_navy
Calendar year
Year 251 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Pacilus (or, less frequently
251_BC
249 BC Carthaginian naval victory in the First Punic War
Agrigento; Agrigentum in Latin; captured in 262 BC) and Panormus (modern Palermo; captured in 254 BC). During this war the standard warship was the quinquereme
Battle_of_Drepana
Topics referred to by the same term
on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line 254 (number) 254, the year 254 (CCLIV) of the Julian calendar 254 BC All pages with titles beginning with 254th
254th
of Roman drama Gnaeus Naevius (c. 264 — 201 BC), dramatist, epic poet Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254 — 184 BC), dramatist, composer of comedies: Poenulus
Ancient_literature
Ancient kingdom in Nubia, Africa
city-state of Kerma emerged as the dominant political force between 2450 and 1450 BC, controlling the Nile Valley between the first and fourth cataracts, an area
Kingdom_of_Kush
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
generally views the distinction between Canaanites and Phoenicians after c. 1200 BC as artificial. Renowned for seafaring and trade, the Phoenicians established
Phoenicia
Lithuanian basketball team
has media related to BC Rytas. Official website (in Lithuanian and English) BC Lietuvos rytas at Euroleague.net (in English) BC Lietuvos rytas at LKL
BC_Rytas
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
civilization existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), comprising a loose collection
Ancient_Greece
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
catastrophe in 253 BC. These disasters prevented any significant campaign between 254 and 252 BC. Hostilities in Sicily resumed in 252 BC, with Rome's taking
Roman_Republic
Phoenician inscriptions
lost but restorable) and 3 of Cypriote. In the 4th year of Malek-itan=385-4=B.C. 381. Besides these, two or three Phanician inscriptions from Cyprus are
Idalion_Temple_inscriptions
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
Hannibal (/ˈhænɪbəl/; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in
Hannibal
Roman politician
Marcius Philippus was a Roman politician who was elected suffect consul in 38 BC. He was step-brother to the future emperor Augustus, as well as his uncle
Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 38 BC)
Lucius_Marcius_Philippus_(consul_38_BC)
Roman politician and general (83–30 BC)
Marcus Antonius (14 January 83 BC – 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical
Mark_Antony
Greek professional basketball team
Panathinaikos B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός), also simplified to Panathinaikos or PAO and officially referred to as Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens for sponsorship
Panathinaikos_B.C.
of Zakkur and the Deir Alla inscription. The Old Aramaic period (850–612 BC) saw increased production and dispersal of inscriptions — not because the
Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions
Canaanite_and_Aramaic_inscriptions
3100 BC, with several times of fragmentation and foreign rule. The specific title of "pharaoh" (pr-ꜥꜣ) was not used until the New Kingdom, c. 1400 BC, but
List_of_pharaohs
Battle between the Roman Republic and Corinth and its allies in 146 BC
The Battle of Corinth of 146 BC, also known as the Battle of Leucapetra or the Battle of Lefkopetra, was a decisive engagement fought between the Roman
Battle_of_Corinth_(146_BC)
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Magnus (Latin: [ˈŋnae̯.ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey (/ˈpɒmpi/ POM-pee) or Pompey the Great
Pompey
King of Wei
Qiqiu (郪丘). In his 23rd Year, 254 BC, Qin general Jiao (摎) attacked Wei, capturing Wucheng (吳城). In his 29th year, 248 BC, Qin general Meng Ao (蒙驁) attacked
King_Anxi_of_Wei
Sumerian ruler and protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Period, c. 2900–2350 BC, though he became a major figure in Sumerian legend during the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2112 – c. 2004 BC). Tales of Gilgamesh's
Gilgamesh
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius I of Bactria invaded India from Bactria in about 200 BC. The Greeks to the east of the Seleucid Empire were eventually divided to
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Archaeological culture
The Uruk period (c. 4000/3900 to 3300/3100 BC; also known as Protoliterate period) is a period of the protohistoric Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age in
Uruk_period
Pinés, Heiress of Canet[citation needed] Etazeta of Bithynia (fl. 255 BC – 254 BC) regent of Bithynia Etienne of Vienne, Countess of Vienne Euphrosyne
List of female hereditary monarchs
List_of_female_hereditary_monarchs
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC. It was first organised under commander Gorgidas in 378 BC and later Pelopidas, and played a crucial role
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
Female monsters in Greek mythology
mythological lake set somewhere in westernmost North Africa. And the fifth-century BC poet Pindar has Perseus, apparently on his quest for the Gorgon head, visit
Gorgons
Battle during the expansion of Macedonia
The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of Greek city-states
Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
Epic poem attributed to Homer
first composed in Homeric Greek around the 8th or 7th century BC; by the mid-6th century BC, it had become part of the Greek literary canon. In antiquity
Odyssey
for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 8th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian monarch is generally
List_of_monarchs_of_Iran
Collection of Indo-European peoples sharing Celtic languages and cultural traits
flourished from around 1200 BC. This theory links the Celts with the Iron Age Hallstatt culture which followed it (c. 1200–500 BC), named for the rich grave
Celts
Largest military unit of the Roman army
founded before 40 BC were still active until at least the fifth century, notably Legio V Macedonica, which was founded by Augustus in 43 BC and was in Egypt
Roman_legion
American football player (born 1999)
1998) is an American professional football fullback and running back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at
Zander_Horvath
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
ISBN 978-2-87772-254-4. Loewe, Michael. (1986). "The Former Han Dynasty," in The Cambridge History of China: Volume I: the Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 B.C. – A.D
Saka
Chief priesthood of Ancient Cyrene
century BC until the third century AD. The priesthood was held for one year. According to the constitution of Cyrene issued by Ptolemy I in 322 BC, the priest
Priest_of_Apollo_(Cyrene)
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Results of the 2011 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2011_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
Month of 1962
ancient Rome, and inspired by the comedies of Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC–184 BC), it would close on August 29, 1964, and be adapted as a film as well
May_1962
European archaeological culture, 2800–1800 BC
used at the beginning of the European Bronze Age, arising as early as 2800 BC. The term was first coined as Glockenbecher by German prehistorian Paul Reinecke
Bell_Beaker_culture
Waterfall on the Yoho River in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
higher waterfalls in Canada.The main drop of the waterfall has a height of 254 metres (833 ft). Takakkaw means "it is magnificent” in the Cree language
Takakkaw_Falls
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