Editing 266 BC

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Year '''266 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Pera and Pictor''' (or, less frequently, '''year 488 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 266 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[Marcus Atilius Regulus]] and [[Lucius Julius Libo]] celebrate triumphs over the [[Salento|Salentini]].
* [[Calabria]] and [[Salento|Messapia]] are annexed by the [[Roman Republic]].

==== Asia Minor ====
* [[Ariobarzanes of Pontus|Ariobarzanes]] becomes the second king of [[Kingdom of Pontus|Pontus]], succeeding his father [[Mithridates I of Pontus|Mithridates I Ctistes]].

==== India ====
* The [[Mauryan]] emperor [[Ashoka]] converts to [[Buddhism]].
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== Births ==
* [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice II]], queen and co-[[regent]] of [[Egypt]] (or [[267 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[King Huiwen of Zhao|Huiwen of Zhao]], Chinese king of [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] (b. [[310 BC]])
* [[Mithridates I of Pontus|Mithridates I Ctistes]], founder of the [[kingdom of Pontus]]

== References ==
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