WORLD HISTORY · 500–1 BC 日本語
Events of the 260s BC269–260 BC
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What happened in the 260s BC?
In the 260s BC (269–260 BC), Rome and Carthage began the First Punic War over Sicily, advancing Rome's expansion into the Mediterranean. In India, Ashoka took the throne and conquered Kalinga, and in China Qin defeated the Zhao army at the Battle of Changping.
- Ashoka takes the Maurya throneAsia
- Rome mints its first denarius coinsEurope
- Archimedes invents a water-lifting screwAsia
- First Punic War beginsEurope
- Rome's dominance of the MediterraneanEurope
- Ashoka conquers KalingaAsia
- Qin crushes Zhao at the Battle of ChangpingAsia
- Rome wins the naval Battle of MylaeEurope
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