What happened in 259 BC?
One recorded event in 259 BC: Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Faiyum
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 259 BC.
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Kalinga War
War fought by Ashoka
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Battle of Agrigentum
First pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic
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Sostratus of Cnidus died
Ancient Greek architect
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Gaius Sulpicius Gallus died
Roman consul 166 BC
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Timocharis died
Ancient Greek astronomer
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Menippus died
3rd-century BC Greek Cynic satirist
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Theocritus died
3rd-century BCE Greek poet
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Âu Lạc founded
Âu Lạc was founded, with its capital at Co Loa Citadel.
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Gnaeus Servilius Geminus born
Born in Ancient Rome. Roman consul 217 BC.
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Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus born
Born in Ancient Rome. Roman consul 222 BC.
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Emperor Gaozu of Han born
Born in Pei County. Founding emperor of the Han dynasty (256–195 BC).
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King Nan of Zhou died
Died in Wangcheng. Zhou Dynasty king of China from 314 to 256 BC.
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