247 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: | 250 BC 249 BC 248 BC - 247 BC - 246 BC 245 BC 244 BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 247 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 507 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2090 – -2089 |
| Berber calendar | 704 |
| Buddhist calendar | 298 |
| Burmese calendar | -884 |
| Chinese calendar | 2390/2450 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2391/2451(甲年) |
| Coptic calendar | -530 – -529 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -254 – -253 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3514 – 3515 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -191 – -190 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2855 – 2856 |
| Holocene calendar | 9754 |
| Iranian calendar | 868 BP – 867 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 895 BH – 894 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2087 |
| Thai solar calendar | 297 |
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[edit] Carthage
- By this stage in the Punic War, Carthage has lost to Rome all its Sicilian possessions except Lilybaeum (now Marsala) and Drepanum (now Trapani). Hamilcar Barca takes over the chief command of the Carthaginian forces in Sicily at a time when the island is almost completely in the hands of the Romans. Landing on the north-west of the island with a small mercenary force, he seizes a strong position on Mount Ercte (Monte Pellegrino, near Palermo), and not only successfully defends himself against all attacks, but also carries his raids as far as the coast of southern Italy.
