262 BC
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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 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
- The Siege of Agrigentum : Romans captured the city after defeating Hanno and Hannibal Gisco, this victory gave Rome control over most of Sicily
- Pergamon, under Eumenes I, wins independence from Seleucid Empire
- Antigonus II Gonatas conquers Athens (but possibly not till 261).
- Apollonius of Perga, Greek geometer
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