阳火猴年 (male Fire-
Monkey) −137 or −518 or −1290 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-
Rooster) −136 or −517 or −1289
Year 264 BC was a year of the
pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudex and Flaccus (or, less frequently, year 490 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 264 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Greece
Abantidas, the son of
Paseas, becomes
tyrant of the Greek city-state of
Sicyon after murdering Cleinias. He either banishes or puts to death Cleinias' friends and relations. Cleinias' young son,
Aratus, narrowly escapes death.
Roman Republic
Start of war between the Romans and the Carthaginians-
First Punic War[1]
The
tyrant of
Syracuse,
Hiero II, once more attacks the
Mamertines. They ally themselves with a nearby Carthaginian fleet and hold off the Syracusans. However, when the Carthaginians do not leave, the Mamertines appeal to Rome for an alliance, hoping for more reliable protection. Although initially reluctant to assist, lest it encourage other mercenary groups to mutiny, Rome is unwilling to see Carthaginian power spread further over
Sicily and encroach on
Italy. Rome therefore enters into an alliance with the Mamertines. By this action, the
First Punic War begins and will embroil
Rome in a conflict with
Carthage that will continue for 23 years.
The Roman
consulAppius Claudius Caudex and his two legions are deployed to Sicily, the first time a Roman army has gone into action outside the Italian peninsula.
Appius Claudius Caudex leads his forces to
Messina, and as the Mamertines have convinced the Carthaginians to withdraw, he meets with only minimal resistance. The Mamertines hand the city over to Appius Claudius, but the Carthaginians return to set up a blockade. The Syracusans, meanwhile, are also stationed outside the city.
Appius Claudius leads his troops outside the city of Messina to defeat the Syracusans in battle forcing Hiero to retreat back to Syracuse. The next day Claudius defeats the Carthaginians.
Three pairs of
gladiators face off in the first recorded gladiatorial combat, held at the funeral games in honour of aristocrat Junius Brutus Pera in the Forum Boarium.
China
General
Bai Qi of the
State of Qin attacks the
State of Han and captures the city of Jing, defeating its large garrison. He then captures various other towns and cities.[2]
The
Confucian philosopher
Xunzi visits the State of Qin. He writes of his and others' admiration for the government officials of Qin, whom he says are serious and sincere, free from the tendency to form cliques. The Qin officials are disciplined by a
meritocracy of rather harsh methods imposed by the
Legalist philosophy.
阳火猴年 (male Fire-
Monkey) −137 or −518 or −1290 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-
Rooster) −136 or −517 or −1289
Year 264 BC was a year of the
pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudex and Flaccus (or, less frequently, year 490 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 264 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Greece
Abantidas, the son of
Paseas, becomes
tyrant of the Greek city-state of
Sicyon after murdering Cleinias. He either banishes or puts to death Cleinias' friends and relations. Cleinias' young son,
Aratus, narrowly escapes death.
Roman Republic
Start of war between the Romans and the Carthaginians-
First Punic War[1]
The
tyrant of
Syracuse,
Hiero II, once more attacks the
Mamertines. They ally themselves with a nearby Carthaginian fleet and hold off the Syracusans. However, when the Carthaginians do not leave, the Mamertines appeal to Rome for an alliance, hoping for more reliable protection. Although initially reluctant to assist, lest it encourage other mercenary groups to mutiny, Rome is unwilling to see Carthaginian power spread further over
Sicily and encroach on
Italy. Rome therefore enters into an alliance with the Mamertines. By this action, the
First Punic War begins and will embroil
Rome in a conflict with
Carthage that will continue for 23 years.
The Roman
consulAppius Claudius Caudex and his two legions are deployed to Sicily, the first time a Roman army has gone into action outside the Italian peninsula.
Appius Claudius Caudex leads his forces to
Messina, and as the Mamertines have convinced the Carthaginians to withdraw, he meets with only minimal resistance. The Mamertines hand the city over to Appius Claudius, but the Carthaginians return to set up a blockade. The Syracusans, meanwhile, are also stationed outside the city.
Appius Claudius leads his troops outside the city of Messina to defeat the Syracusans in battle forcing Hiero to retreat back to Syracuse. The next day Claudius defeats the Carthaginians.
Three pairs of
gladiators face off in the first recorded gladiatorial combat, held at the funeral games in honour of aristocrat Junius Brutus Pera in the Forum Boarium.
China
General
Bai Qi of the
State of Qin attacks the
State of Han and captures the city of Jing, defeating its large garrison. He then captures various other towns and cities.[2]
The
Confucian philosopher
Xunzi visits the State of Qin. He writes of his and others' admiration for the government officials of Qin, whom he says are serious and sincere, free from the tendency to form cliques. The Qin officials are disciplined by a
meritocracy of rather harsh methods imposed by the
Legalist philosophy.