The year 245 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Buteo and Bulbus (or, less frequently, year 509 Ab urbe condita).

Agis succeeded his father as king in 245 BC, at around the age of 20, and reigned four years. The interest of his reign, however, derived from the domestic crisis of Sparta at the time of his succession. [2]

The year 245 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Buteo and Bulbus (or, less frequently, year 509 Ab urbe condita).

AFR The Romans defeat the Carthaginian fleet near Aegimurus. @ + Flor_1.18'30; { This Roman victory must be treated as dubious; it is not mentioned by any other writer apart from Florus.} GRE Aratus lays waste Locris and the territory of Calydon. * Read Plutarch's account @ ~ Plut:Arat_16'1; * Paus_2.8'4; {CAH_7.1'249; Errington_p93.}

The Battle of Drepana involves the Romans, under the command of the Roman consul Publius Claudius Pulcher, attacking the Carthaginian fleet, under the command of Adherbal, in the harbour of Drepanum (modern Trapani, Sicily). The Romans are badly defeated and lose 93 of their 123 vessels.

What happened and who was notable in 245 BC? Browse important events, world leaders, notable birthdays, and tragic deaths from the year 245 BC.

This information was collected as part of a lifelong project to create a historical timeline by E. McNally. The rest of the timeline can be found here: https://archive.org/details/emcnallychronology. Unordered events occurring during the year of …

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Year 245 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Buteo and Bulbus (or, less frequently, year 509 Ab urbe condita).

Agis while not a famed warrior like Leonidas, or a tactician like Cleomenes I, was a true saviour of the traditional ways of ancient Sparta. At the time of 245 BC Sparta was in a state, the ancient ways had gone, and the wealth was unevenly distributed.