255 BC

Also known as 255 BCE

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Wikidata facts

Part of: 250s BC
Followed by: 254 BC
Follows: 256 BC

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category for births in this time period: Category:255 BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:255 BC deaths
Commons category: 255 BC
topic's main category: Category:255 BC
point in time: 0255-01-01

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 255 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nobilior and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 499 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 255 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.

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