Calendar year
Year 261 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 493 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 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
Roman Republic
Seleucid Empire
China
- The armies of the State of Qin and State of Zhao contest control of the area around Changping. After suffering defeats to general Wang He of Qin and the superior Qin army, general Lian Po of Zhao refuses to give battle, resulting in a stalemate.[1]
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Qian, Sima. Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Lian Po.
- ^ "Antiochus I Soter". Encyclopædia Britannica. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.