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 Carthage defeats Rome in the sea battle at Drepana . |
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| 249 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 295/296 (southern Buddhism); 294/295 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the water rat 壬子 ( at the beginning of the year metal pig 辛亥) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 132nd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3512/13 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DV (505) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 62/63 (turn of the year April); Syria: 63/64 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
Western Mediterranean
- During the First Punic War , the Romans conquer the Carthaginian base of Eryx in western Sicily. With that the Carthaginians only hold Drepanum and Lilybaeum.
- Carthaginian victory at Drepana over the Roman fleet under Publius Claudius Pulcher . After the defeat, Aulus Atilius Caiatinus is appointed dictator, while Publius Claudius Pulcher is sentenced to a fine for ignoring an unfavorable omen before the battle. Since the Romans also lose numerous ships in a storm, they remain without a fleet for the next seven years.
Eastern Mediterranean
- Alexander of Corinth , son of Kraterus , rises against the Macedonian king Antigonus II Gonatas .
Empire of China
- Zhuangxiang, father of the future emperor Qin Shihuangdi , becomes ruler in the state of Qin , which has in fact achieved supremacy in China. In the same year Hui, the last pretender of the powerless Zhou dynasty , whose capital Luoyang as early as 256 BC, is defeated. . BC was conquered by Qin.
Religion and culture
- First secular celebration in Rome .