265 BC
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| Centuries: | 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC |
| Years: | 268 BC 267 BC 266 BC - 265 BC - 264 BC 263 BC 262 BC |
| 265 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 265 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 489 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2108 – -2107 |
| Berber calendar | 686 |
| Buddhist calendar | 280 |
| Burmese calendar | -902 |
| Chinese calendar | 2372/2432 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2373/2433([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Coptic calendar | -548 – -547 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -272 – -271 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3496 – 3497 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -209 – -208 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2837 – 2838 |
| Holocene calendar | 9736 |
| Iranian calendar | 886 BP – 885 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 913 BH – 912 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2069 |
| Thai solar calendar | 279 |
[edit] Events
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[edit] Greece
- Although the Egyptian fleet blockades the Saronic Gulf, the Macedonian King Antigonus II defeats the Spartans and kills the King of Sparta, Areus I near Corinth, after which he besieges Athens.
- Acrotatus II succeeds his father Areus I as king of Sparta.
[edit] Sicily
- Hiero II threatens to renew his attack on the Mamertines. They appeal to Carthage and receive the support of a Carthaginian garrison. The Mamertines also appeal to the Romans who are also willing to help.
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[edit] Arts & sciences
- The Archimedes screw for raising water is devised by the Greek mathematician Archimedes, who is studying at Alexandria.
