259 BC

Summary

259 BC is a year BC^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of year_bc entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 259 BC's instance of is recorded as year BC^[3].
• 259 BC's follows is recorded as 260 BC^[4].
• 259 BC's followed by is recorded as 258 BC^[5].
• 259 BC's part of is recorded as 250s BC^[6].
• 259 BC's Commons category is recorded as 259 BC^[7].
• 259 BC's point in time is recorded as -0259-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].
• 259 BC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:259 BC^[9].
• 259 BC's has list is recorded as list of state leaders in 259 BC^[10].
• 259 BC's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03466312n^[11].
• 259 BC's category for births in this time period is recorded as Category:259 BCE births^[12].
• 259 BC's category for deaths in this time period is recorded as Category:259 BC deaths^[13].

Why It Matters

259 BC ranks in the top 5% of year_bc entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]