250s BC

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Events

  • 259 BC: First Punic War, the Romans conquered Corsica and Sardinia.
  • 256 BC: In China, the Zhou dynasty is destroyed by the occupation of the capital by the army of the State of Qin. The State of Chu annexed the state of Lu.
  • 250 BC: The Parthians start under their leader Arsaces attacks on the Persian territories of the Seleucid Empire. It will last until 238 BC.

Science

  • The Greek Archimedes (ca. 285 BC -212 BC) formulated the lever rule: Load × load arm = force × moment arm.
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