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262 BC

Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC

Years: 267 BC 266 BC 265 BC 264 BC 263 BC - 262 BC - 261 BC 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC 257 BC

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Events

• The Siege of Agrigentum begins: Roman Republic blocks the city
• Original Temple of Artemis burns down

Births

• Apollonius of Perga, Greek geometer

Deaths

• Antiochus I Soter

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