257 BC
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| Centuries: | 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC - 250s BC - 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC |
| Years: | 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC - 257 BC - 256 BC 255 BC 254 BC |
| 257 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 257 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 497 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2100 – -2099 |
| Berber calendar | 694 |
| Buddhist calendar | 288 |
| Burmese calendar | -894 |
| Chinese calendar | 2380/2440 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2381/2441(甲年) |
| Coptic calendar | -540 – -539 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -264 – -263 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3504 – 3505 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -201 – -200 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2845 – 2846 |
| Holocene calendar | 9744 |
| Iranian calendar | 878 BP – 877 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 905 BH – 904 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2077 |
| Thai solar calendar | 287 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Republic
- The Romans attack Sardinia and try to capture it from the Carthaginians.
- The Battle of Tyndaris is fought between the Roman fleet (with Marcus Atilius Regulus in command) and Carthaginian fleet off Tyndaris (modern Tindari) in Sicily. Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse, has allowed Tyndaris to be a base for the Carthaginians. However, after this battle, the town falls to Roman forces.
[edit] Vietnam
- Thục Phán (An Dương Vương), Chief of the Thục Tribe of the Âu Việts, defeats the Văn Lang Confederacy and unifies all Âu Việt and Lạc Việt tribes, thus founding the Kingdom of Âu Lạc and the Thục Dynasty.
