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250 BC by topic
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250 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−843 – −842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

160 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	160 BC CLX BC
Ab urbe condita	594
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 164
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy VI Philometor, 21
Ancient Greek era	155th Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4591
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−753 – −752
Berber calendar	791
Buddhist calendar	385
Burmese calendar	−797
Byzantine calendar	5349–5350
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2538 or 2331 — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 2539 or 2332
Coptic calendar	−443 – −442
Discordian calendar	1007
Ethiopian calendar	−167 – −166
Hebrew calendar	3601–3602
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−103 – −102
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2941–2942
Holocene calendar	9841
Iranian calendar	781 BP – 780 BP
Islamic calendar	805 BH – 804 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2174
Minguo calendar	2071 before ROC 民前2071年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1627
Seleucid era	152/153 AG
Thai solar calendar	383–384
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) −33 or −414 or −1186 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) −32 or −413 or −1185

The Seleucid king, Demetrius I, on campaign in the east of his empire, leaves his general Bacchides to govern the western portion of it.
In response to the Jewish high priest, Alcimus', request for assistance, the Seleucid general Bacchides leads an army into Judea with the intent of reconquering this now independent kingdom. Bacchides rapidly marches through Judea after carrying out a massacre of the Assideans in Galilee. He quickly makes for Jerusalem, besieging the city and trapping Judas Maccabeus, the spiritual and military leader of the Maccabees, inside. However, Judas and many of his supporters manage to escape the siege.
Judas Maccabeus and many of his supporters regroup to face the Seleucid forces in the Battle of Elasa (near modern day Ramallah). Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle.
Judas Maccabeus is succeeded as army commander and leader of the Maccabees by his younger brother, Jonathan.
Demetrius I defeats and kills the rebel general Timarchus and is recognized as king of the Seleucid empire by the Roman Senate. Demetrius acquires his surname of Soter (meaning Saviour) from the Babylonians, for delivering them from the tyranny of Timarchus. The Seleucid empire is temporarily united again.
The Parthian King, Mithradates I, seizes Media from the Seleucids following the death of Timarchus.

The king of Bactria, Eucratides I, is considered to have killed Apollodotus I, an Indo-Greek king who rules the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, when he invades the western territories of that kingdom.

A Painted banner, from the tomb of the wife of the Marquis of Dai (of the Han Dynasty in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan, is made (approximate date). It is nowadays preserved at the Historical museum in Beijing.

The Roman playwright Terence's play Adelphoe (The Brothers) is first performed at the funeral of the Roman general, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus.

Jugurtha, King of Numidia (d. 104 BC)
Theodosius of Bithynia, Greek astronomer and mathematician who will write the Sphaerics, a book on the geometry of the sphere (d. c. 100 BC)

Gaius Laelius, Roman general and politician who has been involved in Rome's victory during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage (approximate date)
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Roman consul, politician and general whose victory over the Macedonians in the Battle of Pydna has ended the Third Macedonian War (b. c. 229 BC)
Artaxias I, king of Armenia who has ruled since 190 BC and the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty, whose members would rule the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries
Apollodotus I, Indo-Greek king who, since 180 BC, has ruled the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from Taxila in Punjab to the areas of Sindh and possibly Gujarat
Judas Maccabeus, third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias, who has led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire until his death
Timarchus, Seleucid nobleman, possibly from Miletus in Anatolia, appointed governor of Media in western Iran by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes and who has rebelled against his successor, Demetrius I Soter, until he is killed in a battle with Demetrius' forces