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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

208 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	208 BC CCVIII BC
Ab urbe condita	546
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 116
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy IV Philopator, 14
Ancient Greek era	143rd Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4543
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−800
Berber calendar	743
Buddhist calendar	337
Burmese calendar	−845
Byzantine calendar	5301–5302
Chinese calendar	壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 2490 or 2283 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 2491 or 2284
Coptic calendar	−491 – −490
Discordian calendar	959
Ethiopian calendar	−215 – −214
Hebrew calendar	3553–3554
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−151 – −150
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2893–2894
Holocene calendar	9793
Iranian calendar	829 BP – 828 BP
Islamic calendar	854 BH – 853 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2126
Minguo calendar	2119 before ROC 民前2119年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1675
Seleucid era	104/105 AG
Thai solar calendar	335–336
Tibetan calendar	阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) −81 or −462 or −1234 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) −80 or −461 or −1233

Events

The Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio defeat the Carthaginians under their commander Hasdrubal Barca at Baecula (Bailen) in Baetica. As a result, Hasdrubal Barca decides to cross the Pyrenees with his remaining troops into Transalpine Gaul, with the intention of joining his brother Hannibal in Italy.
The Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus is killed in battle while fighting Hannibal inconclusively near Venusia, Apulia.
Hannibal destroys a Roman force engaged in the siege of Locri Epizephyri.

Antiochus III advances into Bactria, which is ruled by the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I, and again meets with success. After resisting a siege of his capital Bactra (Balkh) by the Seleucids, Euthydemus obtains an honourable peace by which Antiochus promises Euthydemus' son Demetrius the hand of one of his daughters.

The Chinese general Zhang Han of the Qin Dynasty pacifies a peasant rebellion led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and then lays siege to the rebel city of Julu.

Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman general who has captured Syracuse during the Second Punic War and has become known as "the sword of Rome" (b. 268 BC)
Li Si, Chinese philosopher and politician (assassinated) (b. 280 BC)