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| 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 |
| 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
By place
Greece
- 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.
Egypt
- The joint rulers of Egypt, Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and their sister Cleopatra II send a renewed request to Rome for aid.
Syria
- 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 there. The city has its privileges forfeited and is permanently garrisoned by Syrian soldiers.
Births
Deaths
- 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)