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: 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC - 240 BC - 239 BC 238 BC 237 BC 236 BC 235 BC
Events
- First production of Achilles, the first Latin tragedy, by Livius Andronicus.
- Revolt of Carthaginian mercenaries begins.
- Writing of Papyrus of Ani (The Egyptian Book of the Dead)
- Arcesilaus of Pitane, sceptic philosopher
- Theocritus, Greek poet
- Aratus, Greek astronomer