242 BC
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| Centuries: | 4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC |
| Years: | 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC 239 BC |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Rome
- First Punic War: Romans under the command of L. Lutatius Catulus, captured Lilybaeum and Drepanum
- Rome establishes the office of Praetor Peregrinus, responsible for mediating lawsuits involving foreign litigants.
[edit] Births
- Antiochus III, Seleucid king
