251 BC

Centuries: 4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC

Decades: 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC – 250s BC – 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC

Years: 256 BC 255 BC 254 BC 253 BC 252 BC – 251 BC – 250 BC 249 BC 248 BC 247 BC 246 BC

Events

• Alexander of Sicyon freed his city from Spartan control, then united it to the Achaean League.
• First Punic War: Battle of Panormus – Carthaginian forces under Hasdrubal are defeated by the Romans under L. Caecilius Metellus.

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