250 BC by topic |
Politics |
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Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 250 BC CCL BC |
Ab urbe condita | 504 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 74 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34 |
Ancient Greek era | 132nd Olympiad, year 3 |
Assyrian calendar | 4501 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −842 |
Berber calendar | 701 |
Buddhist calendar | 295 |
Burmese calendar | −887 |
Byzantine calendar | 5259–5260 |
Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242 |
Coptic calendar | −533 – −532 |
Discordian calendar | 917 |
Ethiopian calendar | −257 – −256 |
Hebrew calendar | 3511–3512 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −193 – −192 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2851–2852 |
Holocene calendar | 9751 |
Iranian calendar | 871 BP – 870 BP |
Islamic calendar | 898 BH – 897 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2084 |
Minguo calendar | 2161 before ROC 民前2161年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1717 |
Seleucid era | 62/63 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 293–294 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275 |
Gregorian calendar | 493 BC CDXCIII BC |
Ab urbe condita | 261 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVII dynasty, 33 |
- Pharaoh | Darius I of Persia, 29 |
Ancient Greek era | 71st Olympiad, year 4 |
Assyrian calendar | 4258 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −1085 |
Berber calendar | 458 |
Buddhist calendar | 52 |
Burmese calendar | −1130 |
Byzantine calendar | 5016–5017 |
Chinese calendar | 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 2205 or 1998 — to — 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 2206 or 1999 |
Coptic calendar | −776 – −775 |
Discordian calendar | 674 |
Ethiopian calendar | −500 – −499 |
Hebrew calendar | 3268–3269 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −436 – −435 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2608–2609 |
Holocene calendar | 9508 |
Iranian calendar | 1114 BP – 1113 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1148 BH – 1147 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1841 |
Minguo calendar | 2404 before ROC 民前2404年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1960 |
Thai solar calendar | 50–51 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) −366 or −747 or −1519 — to — 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) −365 or −746 or −1518 |
Year 493 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Auruncus and Viscellinus (or, less frequently, year 261 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 493 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Persian Empire
- A Phoenician-manned Persian fleet restores Persian control of Cyprus.
Greece
- The Athenian people elect Themistocles as archon, the chief judicial and civilian executive officer in Athens. He favours resistance against the Persians.
- Themistocles starts the construction of a fortified naval base at Piraeus, the port town of Athens.
- Among the refugees arriving from Ionia after the collapse of the Ionian Revolt is a chief named Miltiades, who has a fine reputation as a soldier. Themistocles makes him a general in the Athenian army.
Roman republic
- Coriolanus captures the Volscian town of Corioli for Rome.
- During his second consulate, the Roman consul Spurius Cassius Viscellinus concludes a mutual defence treaty with the surrounding Latin villages and tribes. The treaty recognises commercial contracts binding throughout their cities. Rome abandons its claim to hegemony over the Latin league. In return, Rome is recognised as the dominant city in the League.
By topic
Literature
- The Athenian poet Phrynicus produces a tragedy on the Fall of Miletus. The Athenian authorities ban the play from further production on the grounds of impiety.