Year
The world in 250 BCE
In 250 BCE the atlas holds 90 states standing across 5 regions. 3 things began that year - Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Mahameghavahana dynasty and Siege of Lilybaeum; 3 people were born and 6 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 250s BCE page, and to its century on the 3rd century BCE.
What began in 250 BCE
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · state · 250 – 125 BCE
- Mahameghavahana dynasty · state · 250 BCE – 500 CE
Wars and battles 1
- Siege of Lilybaeum · battle · 250 – 241 BCE
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 250 BCE 3
- Plautus · writer · 250 – 184 BCE
- Syphax · person · 250 – 202 BCE
- Marcus Cornelius Cethegus · politician · 250 – 196 BCE
Died in 250 BCE 6
- Marcus Atilius Regulus · politician · 299 – 250 BCE
- Nicomedes I of Bithynia · person · 300 – 250 BCE
- Hieronymus of Cardia · writer · 354 – 250 BCE
- Demetrius the Fair · monarch · 285 – 250 BCE
- King Xiaowen of Qin · monarch · 302 – 250 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio · politician · 306 – 250 BCE
Standing in 250 BCE
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus, Roman consul since 250 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus, Roman consul since 250 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Antigonus II Gonatas, king of Macedonia since 277 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Achaean League · 280 – 146 BCE
- Antigonid dynasty · 306 – 168 BCE · Antigonus II Gonatas, king of Macedonia since 277 BCE
- Aetolian League · 401 – 188 BCE
and 5 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 II Theos, Seleucid ruler since 261 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Bithynia · 297 – 74 BCE · Ziaelas of Bithynia, King of Bithynia since 254 BCE
- Cyrenaica · 331 – 92 BCE · Magas of Cyrene, King of Cyrenaica since 276 BCE and Berenice II, King of Cyrenaica since 258 BCE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Pharnavaz I, King of Iberia since 299 BCE
and 22 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia14 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Ashoka, Mauryan Emperor since 268 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 BCE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
- Anuradhapura kingdom · 377 BCE – 1017 CE · Mahasiva of Anuradhapura, King of Anuradhapura since 257 BCE
- Mahameghavahana dynasty · 250 BCE – 500 CE
- Early Cholas · 291 BCE – 305 CE
and 4 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia21 states
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Chinese king since 250 BCE and King Xiaowen of Qin, Chinese king since 250 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
- Zhao · 403 – 222 BCE · King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Marquess of Zhao since 265 BCE
- Han (Warring States) · 403 – 230 BCE
and 11 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 unknown6 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
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 275 BCE – 225 BCE: every state, war and life of 250 BCE and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 250 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.