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250 BC in various calendars
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	−843 – −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

204 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	204 BC CCIV BC
Ab urbe condita	550
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 120
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy IV Philopator, 18
Ancient Greek era	144th Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4547
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−797 – −796
Berber calendar	747
Buddhist calendar	341
Burmese calendar	−841
Byzantine calendar	5305–5306
Chinese calendar	丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 2494 or 2287 — to — 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 2495 or 2288
Coptic calendar	−487 – −486
Discordian calendar	963
Ethiopian calendar	−211 – −210
Hebrew calendar	3557–3558
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−147 – −146
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2897–2898
Holocene calendar	9797
Iranian calendar	825 BP – 824 BP
Islamic calendar	850 BH – 849 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2130
Minguo calendar	2115 before ROC 民前2115年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1671
Seleucid era	108/109 AG
Thai solar calendar	339–340
Tibetan calendar	阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) −77 or −458 or −1230 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) −76 or −457 or −1229

Events

Having lost his alliance with the Numidian chief Masinissa, the Carthaginian general, Hasdrubal Gisco, finds a new ally in the Numidian king Syphax, who marries Sophonisba, Hasdrubal's daughter, whom until his defection to Rome has been betrothed to Masinissa.
Roman forces under Publius Cornelius Scipio besiege Utica in Carthaginia. Scipio is unable to stop the combined forces of the Carthaginians under Hasdrubal Gisco and the Numidians under their chief, Syphax, and he is forced to lift his siege of Utica.

The late Egyptian King Ptolemy IV's clique of favourites, led by Sosibius, Ptolemy's chief minister, keeps Ptolemy's death a secret, fearing retribution from the new king Ptolemy V's mother, Queen Arsinoe III. They arrange for the murder of Arsinoe, and then the five-year-old king is officially elevated to the throne with Sosibius as his guardian. Arsinoe has been popular with the Egyptian population so rioting follows the news of her assassination.

The Battle of Crotona is fought between Hannibal's Carthaginian army, and a Roman force led by Publius Sempronius Tuditanus, with no decisive outcome for either side.

Philip V of Macedon and Antiochus III of the Syrian-based Seleucid kingdom realize Egypt's weakness and agree to partition Egypt's Anatolian and Aegean possessions. Antiochus' share is to be southern Syria, Lycia, Cilicia and Cyprus, while Philip is to gain western Anatolia and the Cyclades.

Arsinoe III, queen of Egypt, sister and wife of the King Ptolemy IV (assassinated) (b. c. 246 BC)
Fan Kuai, bodyguard of the Chinese emperor Liu Bang