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[[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]]

[[Year]]s: [[265 BC]] [[264 BC]] [[263 BC]] [[262 BC]] [[261 BC]] - '''260 BC''' - [[259 BC]] [[258 BC]] [[257 BC]] [[256 BC]] [[255 BC]]

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'''Events'''
* [[Battle of Changping]]: the army of the [[Qin]] state routs the army of [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]], establishing its military superiority over all other [[China|Chinese]] states.
*[[First Punic War]]:
**[[Battle of the Lipara Islands]]: A [[Roman Republic|Roman]] naval force is defeated by the [[Carthage|Carthaginians]]. 
**[[Battle of Mylae]]: A [[Roman Republic|Roman]] naval force under [[Gaius Duillius]] defeats the [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] fleet, giving Rome control of the sea. 

'''Births'''
*Zheng, who will later become King of the [[Qin (state)|State of Qin]], and then later the [[First Emperor]] of [[China]].

'''Deaths'''
* [[Alexander II of Epirus|Alexander II]], king of [[Epirus]] (approximate year)

[[Category:260s BC]]
[[es:260 adC]]
[[lb:-260]]
[[sl:260 pr. n. št.]]