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250 BC by topic
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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	−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

334 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	334 BC CCCXXXIV BC
Ab urbe condita	420
Ancient Egypt era	XXXI dynasty, 10
- Pharaoh	Darius III of Persia, 3
Ancient Greek era	111th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4417
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−926
Berber calendar	617
Buddhist calendar	211
Burmese calendar	−971
Byzantine calendar	5175–5176
Chinese calendar	丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 2364 or 2157 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 2365 or 2158
Coptic calendar	−617 – −616
Discordian calendar	833
Ethiopian calendar	−341 – −340
Hebrew calendar	3427–3428
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−277 – −276
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2767–2768
Holocene calendar	9667
Iranian calendar	955 BP – 954 BP
Islamic calendar	984 BH – 983 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2000
Minguo calendar	2245 before ROC 民前2245年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1801
Thai solar calendar	209–210
Tibetan calendar	阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) −207 or −588 or −1360 — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) −206 or −587 or −1359

The king of Caria, Pixodarus, dies and is succeeded by his son-in-law, Orontobates.
As the Persian satraps have gathered for a war council at Zeleia, Memnon argues that it is preferable for the Persians to avoid a pitched battle and adopt a scorched earth tactic. Arsites, the satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, will not allow his land to be burned and agrees with other satraps to reject this cautious advice.

King Alexander III of Macedonia crosses the Dardanelles, leaving Antipater, who has already faithfully served his father, Philip II, as his deputy in Greece with over 13,000 men. Alexander himself commands about 30,000 foot soldiers and over 5,000 cavalry, of whom nearly 14,000 are Macedonians and about 7,000 are allies sent by the Greek League.
May – Alexander wins a major victory against the Persians commanded by the Greek mercenary Memnon of Rhodes, in the Battle of the Granicus near the Sea of Marmara. A large number of King Darius III's Greek mercenaries are massacred, but 2,000 survivors are sent back to Macedonia in chains.
Alexander accepts the surrender of the Persian provincial capital of Sardis (and its treasury) and proceeds down the Ionian coast.
At Halicarnassus, Alexander successfully undertakes the first of many sieges, eventually forcing his opponents, the mercenary captain Memnon of Rhodes and the Persian satrap of Caria, Orontobates, to withdraw by sea. Alexander leaves Caria in the hands of Ada, who was the ruler of Caria before being deposed by her brother-in-law, Pixodarus.
Alexander's victory exposes western Asia Minor to the Macedonians, and most of the cities in the region hasten to open their gates. The Ionian city of Miletus defies Alexander and he has to subdue it through a siege.

Alexander of Epirus, at the request of colony of Taras (Tarentum) crosses over into Italy, to aid them against the Lucanians and Bruttii. He wins victories over the Italian Samnite tribes.

The rulers of Wei and Qi agree to recognize each other as kings, formalizing the independence of the Warring States and the powerlessness of the Zhou Dynasty.