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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	−843 – −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

491 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	491 BC CDXCI BC
Ab urbe condita	263
Ancient Egypt era	XXVII dynasty, 35
- Pharaoh	Darius I of Persia, 31
Ancient Greek era	72nd Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4260
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1084 – −1083
Berber calendar	460
Buddhist calendar	54
Burmese calendar	−1128
Byzantine calendar	5018–5019
Chinese calendar	己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 2207 or 2000 — to — 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2208 or 2001
Coptic calendar	−774 – −773
Discordian calendar	676
Ethiopian calendar	−498 – −497
Hebrew calendar	3270–3271
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−434 – −433
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2610–2611
Holocene calendar	9510
Iranian calendar	1112 BP – 1111 BP
Islamic calendar	1146 BH – 1145 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1843
Minguo calendar	2402 before ROC 民前2402年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1958
Thai solar calendar	52–53
Tibetan calendar	阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) −364 or −745 or −1517 — to — 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −363 or −744 or −1516

Events

Darius I sends envoys to all Greek cities, demanding "earth and water for vassalage" which Athens and Sparta refuse however.
The Greek city of Aegina, fearing the loss of trade, submits to Persia. The Spartan king, Cleomenes I tries to punish Aegina for its submission to the Persians, but the other Spartan king, Demaratus, thwarts him.
Cleomenes I engineers the deposing of Spartan co-ruler Demaratus (and his replacement by Cleomenes’ cousin Leotychidas) by bribing the oracle at Delphi to announce that this action was divine will. The two Spartan kings successfully capture the Persian collaborators in Aegina.

Hippocrates, tyrant of Gela, loses his life in a battle against the Siculi, the native Sicilian people. He is succeeded as Tyrant of Gela by Gelo, who has been his commander of cavalry.

During a famine in Rome, Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus advises that the people should not receive grain unless they would consent to the abolition of the office of tribune. For this, the tribunes have him condemned to exile. Coriolanus then takes refuge with the King of the Volsci and leads the Volscian army against Rome, turning back only in response to entreaties from his mother and his wife.

The construction of a relief begins in the Apadana, a ceremonial complex at Persepolis. The relief pictures Darius I and Xerxes I receiving tribute and is now displayed in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.