The world in the 260s BCE

Wars and battles 11

• Punic Wars · war · 264 – 146 BCE
• First Punic War · war · 264 – 241 BCE
• Battle of Mylae · battle · 260 BCE
• Battle of Agrigentum · battle · 261 BCE
• Kalinga War · war · 262 – 261 BCE
• Chremonidean War · war · 267 – 261 BCE
• Battle of Changping · battle · 262 – 260 BCE
• Battle of Messana · battle · 264 BCE

and 3 more in the atlas.

Works and ideas 1

• Beehive Cluster · discovery · 260 BCE

States 1

• Etruscan civilization · state · 750 – 265 BCE

Wars and battles 4

• Kalinga War · war · 262 – 261 BCE
• Chremonidean War · war · 267 – 261 BCE
• Sicilian Wars · war · 580 – 265 BCE
• Battle of Changping · battle · 262 – 260 BCE

Born 12

• Seleucus II Callinicus · ruler · 265 – 225 BCE
• Attalus I · person · 269 – 197 BCE
• Berenice II · ruler · 266 – 221 BCE
• Antigonus III Doson · military personnel · 263 – 221 BCE
• Cleomenes III · ruler · 260 – 219 BCE
• Demetrius II Aetolicus · monarch · 269 – 229 BCE
• Marcus Livius Salinator · politician · 262 – 191 BCE
• Marcus Valerius Laevinus · politician · 260 – 200 BCE
• Gaius Atilius Regulus · politician · 263 – 225 BCE
• Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus · politician · 265 – 261 BCE
• Marcus Atilius Regulus · politician · 263 – 216 BCE
• Marcus Publicius Malleolus · politician · 264 – 251 BCE

Died 8

• Zeno of Citium · philosopher · 334 – 263 BCE
• Antiochus I Soter · ruler · 323 – 262 BCE
• Timaeus · writer · 345 – 260 BCE
• Stratonice of Syria · ruler · 318 – 268 BCE
• Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus · politician · 265 – 261 BCE
• Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges · politician · 320 – 265 BCE
• Gaius Marcius Rutilus Censorinus · politician · 340 – 260 BCE
• Seleucus · monarch · 293 – 266 BCE

Europe18 states

• Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
• Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Quintus Ogulnius Gallus, Roman consul since 269 BCE and Gaius Fabius Pictor, Roman consul since 269 BCE
• Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Quintus Ogulnius Gallus, Roman consul since 269 BCE and Gaius Fabius Pictor, Roman consul since 269 BCE
• Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Antigonus II Gonatas, king of Macedonia since 277 BCE
• Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
• Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
• Peloponnesian War · 323 – 257 BCE
• Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE

and 10 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa32 states

• Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
• Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
• Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
• Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
• Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE · Antiochus I Soter, Seleucid ruler since 281 BCE and Seleucus, Seleucid ruler since 280 BCE
• Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
• Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
• Bithynia · 297 – 74 BCE · Nicomedes I of Bithynia, King of Bithynia since 278 BCE

and 24 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia13 states

• Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE
• Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
• Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
• Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
• Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
• Kalinga · 301 – 261 BCE
• Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
• Anuradhapura kingdom · 377 BCE – 1017 CE · Devanampiya Tissa, King of Anuradhapura since 307 BCE

and 5 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia23 states

• Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Nan of Zhou, king since 314 BCE
• Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE · King Nan of Zhou, Chinese king since 315 BCE
• Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
• Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
• Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
• Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Chinese king since 306 BCE
• Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
• Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE

and 15 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania2 states

• Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
• Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE

Location unknown7 states

• Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
• Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
• Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
• Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
• Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
• Eastern Zhou (state) · 770 – 249 BCE
• Ruo · 1046 – 256 BCE