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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 261 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 493 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2104 – -2103 |
| Buddhist calendar | 284 |
| Chinese calendar | 2376/2436 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2377/2437(子年) |
| Ethiopian calendar | -268 – -267 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3500 – 3501 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -205 – -204 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2841 – 2842 |
| Holocene calendar | 9740 |
| Iranian calendar | 882 BP – 881 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 909 BH – 908 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 400 (皇紀400年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 9740 |
| Julian calendar | -215 |
| Korean calendar | 2073 |
| Thai solar calendar | 283 |
[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)
