256 BC explained
Year 256 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Caedicius/Regulus (or, less frequently, year 498 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 256 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Republic
North Africa
- Following the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Romans land an army near Carthage (Tunesia, North Africa) and begin ravaging the Carthaginian countryside. The Roman army soon forces the capitulation of Clupea, a town 40miles east of Carthage. After setting up Roman defenses for the city, the two consuls receive instructions from Rome that Vulso is to set sail for Rome, taking most of the fleet with him. Regulus, on the other hand, is to stay with the infantry and cavalry to finish the war.[2]
- Marcus Atilius Regulus marches to Aspis and takes the town after a short siege.
- From their new base at Aspis the Romans march on towards Carthage; they encounter and defeat the Carthaginian army at the Battle of Adys.
China
Births
Deaths
Notes and References
- Book: Casson, Lionel . Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World . Johns Hopkins University Press . 1995 . 0-8018-5130-0 . 1st . Baltimore, Maryland.
- Web site: Clupea - Livius . 2022-12-01 . www.livius.org.
- Web site: Centre . UNESCO World Heritage . The Great Wall . 2022-12-01 . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . en.
- Book: Qian, Sima . The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 1: The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China . Indiana University Press . 1995 . 1st . Bloomington, Indiana.
- Book: Zhang, Kan . World Heritage in China . The Press of South China University of Technology . 2006 . 7-5623-2390-9 . Guangzhou.
- Web site: Gaozu emperor of Han dynasty Britannica . 2022-12-01 . www.britannica.com . en.
- Web site: Wuwang ruler of Zhou Britannica . 2022-12-01 . www.britannica.com . en.