262 BC
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BCDecades: 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC
Years: 267 BC 266 BC 265 BC 264 BC 263 BC - 262 BC - 261 BC 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC 257 BC
Events
- Battle of Agrigentum: Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, giving them control of most of Sicily.
- Original Temple of Artemis burns down
- Apollonius of Perga, Greek geometer
