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

Decades: 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC

Years: 250 BC 249 BC 248 BC 247 BC 246 BC - 245 BC - 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC

Events

• Antigonus II Gonatas recovers Corinth from the widow of Alexander of Corinth.
• A Roman colony is established at Italy (according to Velleius Paterculus).

Births

• Pharaoh Arsinoe III of Egypt of the Ptolemaic Dynasty(another possible year of birth is 246 BC).

Deaths