261 BC

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Centuries:	4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC
Decades:	290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC
Years:	264 BC 263 BC 262 BC 261 BC 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC

[edit] Events

[edit] By place

[edit] Greece

• Antiochus II Theos succeeds Antiochus I Soter.
• The Chremonidean War ends.

[edit] Rome

• First Punic War: Appius Claudius Caudex leads Roman troops into Sicily
• Beginning of the year, Battle of Agrigentum: Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, giving them control of most of Sicily

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Antiochus I Soter (dies in battle)