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  1. Roman Empire

    Carpicus Maximus

    246Dacia

    The Carpi moved through Dacia, crossed the Danube, and emerged in Moesia where they threatened the Balkans. Establishing his headquarters in Philippopolis in Thrace, he pushed the Carpi across the Danube and chased them back into Dacia, so that by the summer of 246, he claimed victory against them, along with the title "Carpicus Maximus".

  2. Seleucid Empire

    Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne

    246 BCSeleucia, Seleucid Empire

    Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC.

  3. Ptolemaic Kingdom

    The Third Syrian War

    246 BCSyria

    Ptolemy III Euergetes abandoned his predecessors' policy of keeping out of the wars of the other Macedonian successor kingdoms and plunged into the Third Syrian War (246–241 BC) with the Seleucid Empire of Syria.

  4. Ptolemaic Kingdom

    Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

    246 BCAlexandria, Egypt

    Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC.

  5. Ancient China

    Zhengguo Canal

    246 BCChina

    The Zhengguo Canal was completed by Zheng Guo of Qin.

  6. Library of Alexandria

    Death of Sotades

    246 BCAlexandria, Egypt

    The Library of Alexandria was not affiliated with any particular philosophical school and, consequently, scholars who studied there had considerable academic freedom. They were, however, subject to the authority of the king. One likely apocryphal story is told of a poet named Sotades who wrote an obscene epigram making fun of Ptolemy II for marrying his sister Arsinoe II. Ptolemy II is said to have jailed him and, after he escaped, sealed him in a lead jar and dropped him into the sea.

  7. Roman Empire

    Carpicus Maximus

    246Dacia

    The Carpi moved through Dacia, crossed the Danube, and emerged in Moesia where they threatened the Balkans. Establishing his headquarters in Philippopolis in Thrace, he pushed the Carpi across the Danube and chased them back into Dacia, so that by the summer of 246, he claimed victory against them, along with the title "Carpicus Maximus".

  8. Seleucid Empire

    Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne

    246 BCSeleucia, Seleucid Empire

    Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC.

  9. Ptolemaic Kingdom

    The Third Syrian War

    246 BCSyria

    Ptolemy III Euergetes abandoned his predecessors' policy of keeping out of the wars of the other Macedonian successor kingdoms and plunged into the Third Syrian War (246–241 BC) with the Seleucid Empire of Syria.

  10. Ptolemaic Kingdom

    Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

    246 BCAlexandria, Egypt

    Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC.

  11. Ancient China

    Zhengguo Canal

    246 BCChina

    The Zhengguo Canal was completed by Zheng Guo of Qin.

  12. Library of Alexandria

    Death of Sotades

    246 BCAlexandria, Egypt

    The Library of Alexandria was not affiliated with any particular philosophical school and, consequently, scholars who studied there had considerable academic freedom. They were, however, subject to the authority of the king. One likely apocryphal story is told of a poet named Sotades who wrote an obscene epigram making fun of Ptolemy II for marrying his sister Arsinoe II. Ptolemy II is said to have jailed him and, after he escaped, sealed him in a lead jar and dropped him into the sea.