269 BC Chr.
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| 269 BC Chr. | |
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| The Anio Vetus aqueduct in Rome is completed. | |
| 269 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 275/276 (southern Buddhism); 274/275 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) | 
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the water dragon 壬辰 ( at the beginning of the year metal rabbit 辛卯) | 
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 127th Olympiad | 
| Jewish calendar | 3492/93 | 
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CDLXXXV (485) | 
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 42/43 (turn of April); Syria: 43/44 (turn of the year October) | 
Events
Politics and world events
- The Romans put down a Samnite rebellion against the reorganization after the Pyrrhic War .
 - Raising of the Picenians against Roman rule.
 - After a decisive victory at Mylae over the Mamertines , who spread fear and terror in Syracuse from Messana , Hieron II is proclaimed King of Syracuse by his soldiers. However, Hieron was prevented from occupying Messana by the Carthaginian objection .
 
economy
- In the Roman Empire , silver coins , so-called denarii , were minted for the first time . The goddess Roma appears on coins for the first time.
 
Technology and culture
- The aqueduct Anio Vetus , which is enormously important for the water supply , is completed in Rome (construction began in 272 BC ).
 
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