World Highlights in history 250 ~ 300 BC

Highlights in history 250 ~ 300 BC

Europe : Gauls Invade Greece and Thrace 279
First Punic War: Rome fights Carthage 264 (-241)
Rome's first major sea victory, over Carthage 260
Archimedes 287 (-212)
First appearance of Roman denarius 268
Colossus of Rhodes built 282
First public combat of gladiators in Rome 264

Asia : Antioch, Syria, founded 300
Celts settle Galatia, Turkey 279
Asoka establishes Buddhist empire in India 272 (-32)
First urban sites in South-east Asia 250
Beginning of Yayoi culture, Japan c. 300
Anthology by Chinese poet Ch'u Yuan 274
Buddhism in Sri Lanka 250

Americas : Emergence of lowland Maya centres, Guatemala c. 250
Decline of Olmec civilisation in Mexico 250

Africa : Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria built c. 280
Ethiopian port of Adulis a major trading centre 250

The silver denarius, showing the goddess Roma, replaces cast copper as Roman money