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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

168 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	168 BC CLXVIII BC
Ab urbe condita	586
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 156
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy VI Philometor, 13
Ancient Greek era	153rd Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4583
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−761 – −760
Berber calendar	783
Buddhist calendar	377
Burmese calendar	−805
Byzantine calendar	5341–5342
Chinese calendar	壬申年 (Water Monkey) 2530 or 2323 — to — 癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 2531 or 2324
Coptic calendar	−451 – −450
Discordian calendar	999
Ethiopian calendar	−175 – −174
Hebrew calendar	3593–3594
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−111 – −110
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2933–2934
Holocene calendar	9833
Iranian calendar	789 BP – 788 BP
Islamic calendar	813 BH – 812 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2166
Minguo calendar	2079 before ROC 民前2079年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1635
Seleucid era	144/145 AG
Thai solar calendar	375–376
Tibetan calendar	阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) −41 or −422 or −1194 — to — 阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) −40 or −421 or −1193

Events

The king of Illyria, Gentius, is defeated at Scodra by a Roman force under Lucius Anicius Gallus and then brought to Rome as a captive to be interned in Iguvium. This loss removes Illyria as an important ally for Macedonia and effectively weakens Perseus of Macedon in his battle with Rome.
The Roman general, Lucius Aemilius Paulus, is elected consul and arrives in Thessaly to lead the Roman army which has been trapped by Perseus' forces.
June 22 — The Battle of Pydna (in southern Macedonia) gives Roman forces under Lucius Aemilius Paulus a crushing victory over Perseus and his Macedonian forces, thus ending the Third Macedonian War. Perseus is captured by the Romans and will spend the rest of his life in captivity at Alba Fucens, near Rome.
The Macedonian kingdom is broken up by the Romans into four smaller states, and all the Greek cities which have offered aid to Macedonia, even just in words, are punished. The Romans take hundreds of prisoners from the leading families of Macedonia, including the historian Polybius.

The joint rulers of Egypt, Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and their sister Cleopatra II send a renewed request to Rome for aid.

The fleet of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV wins a victory off Cyprus, whose governor then surrenders the island to him.
Antiochus IV then invades Egypt again and occupies Lower Egypt and his forces camp outside Alexandria. However, the Roman ambassador in Alexandria, Gaius Popillius Laenas, intervenes. He presents Antiochus IV with an ultimatum that he evacuate Egypt and Cyprus immediately. Antiochus, taken by surprise, asks for time to consider. Popillius, however, draws a circle in the earth (i.e. “a line in the sand”) around the king with his walking stick and demands an unequivocal answer before Antiochus leaves the circle. Fearing the consequences of a war with Rome, the king agrees to comply with the ambassador's demands. In return, the Romans agree that Antiochus IV can retain southern Syria, to which Egypt has laid claim, thus enabling Antiochus IV to preserve the territorial integrity of his realm.
Antiochus IV regards Jason's removal of Menelaus as High Priest in Jerusalem as an affront to his majesty. Following his forced withdrawal from Egypt, Antiochus IV marches against Jerusalem, massacres the inhabitants, and plunders the Temple. The city has its privileges forfeited and is permanently garrisoned by Syrian soldiers.

Caecilius Statius, Roman comic poet, admirer and imitator of the Greek playwright Menander (b. c. 219 BC)
Jia Yi, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 200 BC)