Calendar year
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 254 BC by topic |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 254 BC CCLIV BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 500 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 70 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 30 |
| Ancient Greek era | 131st Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4497 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −846 |
| Berber calendar | 697 |
| Buddhist calendar | 291 |
| Burmese calendar | −891 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5255–5256 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 2444 or 2237 — to — 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 2445 or 2238 |
| Coptic calendar | −537 – −536 |
| Discordian calendar | 913 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −261 – −260 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3507–3508 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −197 – −196 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2847–2848 |
| Holocene calendar | 9747 |
| Iranian calendar | 875 BP – 874 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 902 BH – 901 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2080 |
| Minguo calendar | 2165 before ROC 民前2165年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1721 |
| Seleucid era | 58/59 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 289–290 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) −127 or −508 or −1280 — to — 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) −126 or −507 or −1279 |
Year 254 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asina and Calatinus (or, less frequently, year 500 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 254 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
- A Roman army led by consuls Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina and Aulus Atilius Calatinus capture Panormus in Sicily.
- The Romans lose control of the Sicilian city of Agrigentum to the Carthaginians.
Births
- Marcus Livius Salinator, Roman consul and commander during the Second Punic War
- Titus Macchius Plautus, Roman playwright who is credited with forming the foundations of modern comedy (d. 184 BC)
Deaths
- Areus II, Agiad king of Sparta (son of Acrotatus II)
References
- "Siege of Panormus, 254 B.C." www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "Punic Wars | Summary, Causes, Battles, & Maps | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "Sack of Agrigentum, 254 B.C." www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- "Plautus | Roman dramatist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.