264 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: 269 BC 268 BC 267 BC 266 BC 265 BC - 264 BC - 263 BC 262 BC 261 BC 260 BC 259 BC

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

The First Punic War between Rome and Carthage begins.
Temple to Vertumnus is built on the Aventine Hill in Rome.
Three pairs of gladiators face off in the first recorded gladiatorial combat, held at the funeral games in honor of Decimus Brutus Pera.

Births

Deaths

Zeno of Citium, philosopher