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

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

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

Births

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Deaths

\n* Zeno of Citium, philosopher