| 250 BC by topic |
| Politics |
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| Categories |
| 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 | −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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 378 BC CCCLXXVIII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 376 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXX dynasty, 3 |
| - Pharaoh | Nectanebo I, 3 |
| Ancient Greek era | 100th Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4373 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −970 |
| Berber calendar | 573 |
| Buddhist calendar | 167 |
| Burmese calendar | −1015 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5131–5132 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 2320 or 2113 — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 2321 or 2114 |
| Coptic calendar | −661 – −660 |
| Discordian calendar | 789 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −385 – −384 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3383–3384 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −321 – −320 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2723–2724 |
| Holocene calendar | 9623 |
| Iranian calendar | 999 BP – 998 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1030 BH – 1029 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1956 |
| Minguo calendar | 2289 before ROC 民前2289年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1845 |
| Thai solar calendar | 165–166 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) −251 or −632 or −1404 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) −250 or −631 or −1403 |
Events
By place
Greece
- The Theban general and statesman, Epaminondas, takes command of Thebes. Pelopidas is elected boeotarch, or chief magistrate, of the city.
- Timotheus, the son of the Athenian general Conon, is elected strategos of Athens.
- A Spartan attempt to seize Piraeus brings Athens closer to Thebes. The Athenian mercenary, Chabrias, defeats the Spartans in the battle. In fighting the battle, Chabrias invents a new defensive technique; he orders each soldier to receive a charge kneeling on his left knee, with his shield resting on the ground and spear pointed at the enemy.
- Athens allies itself with Thebes and forms the Second Athenian Empire. The confederacy includes most of the Boeotian cities and some of the Ionian islands.
Sicily
- Dionysius I's third war with Carthage proves disastrous. He suffers a crushing defeat at Cronium and is forced to pay an indemnity of 1,000 talents and cede the territory west of the Halycus River to the Carthaginians.