258 BC Chr.
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 In Sicily , both the Romans and Carthaginians won the First Punic War . |
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| 258 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 286/287 (southern Buddhism); 285/286 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the water hare癸卯 ( at the beginning of the year water tiger 壬寅) |
| Greek calendar | 2nd / 3rd Year of the 130th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3503/04 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita XDVI (496) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 53/54 (turn of the year April); Syria: 54/55 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
- In the First Punic War , the Romans under consul Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus succeeded in a minor naval victory over the Carthaginians in the Battle of Sulci (south-west Sardinia) .
- The Romans attack the Carthaginians at Panormus in Sicily and conquer Himera , Camarina , Enna and other Sicilian cities.
religion
- around 258 BC BC: King Ashoka , the regent of the ancient Indian dynasty of the Maurya , converted to Buddhism at the height of his power .
Died
- Hannibal Gisko , Carthaginian military leader