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Year '''253 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 Caepio and Blaesus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 501 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 253 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 ===
==== [[Seleucid Empire]] ====
* The second [[Syrian Wars|Syrian War]] between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies ends. [[Antiochus II Theos|Antiochus II]] regains much of [[Anatolia]] from [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy II]], including the cities of [[Miletus]] and [[Ephesus]], and also the [[Phoenicia]]n coast.<ref name=":0b">{{Cite web |title=Syrian Wars {{!}} Hellenistic history {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Syrian-Wars |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The war is concluded with the marriage of Antiochus to Ptolemy II's daughter, [[Berenice (Seleucid queen)|Berenice Syra]]. Antiochus divorces his previous wife, [[Laodice I|Laodice]], and transfers the succession to Berenice's children.<ref name=":0b" />
* In recapturing the city of Miletus, Antiochus II overthrows the tyrant of the city. In response, the citizens worship him as a god in thanksgiving leading to the addition of Theos to Antiochus II's name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antiochus II 'Theos' King of Syria |url=http://homepages.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy2/ps22/ps22_433.htm |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=homepages.rpi.edu}}</ref>

==== [[Roman Republic]] ====
* A second [[Roman Republic|Roman]] war fleet of 150 ships is wrecked on the voyage from [[Lilybaeum]] (in [[Sicily]]) to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-11 |title=Rome's Woe on the Waves : Rome's Navy Falls Short Repeatedly |url=https://www.rebellionresearch.com/romes-woe-on-the-waves-romes-navy-falls-short-repeatedly |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Rebellion Research |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Tiberius Coruncanius]] is the first [[plebeian]] to be elected ''[[pontifex maximus]]'' of [[ancient Rome|Rome]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiberius Coruncanius |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095641103 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}</ref>

==== [[Greece]] ====
* Alexander, [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonus II's]] nephew and regent, leads a revolt in [[Ancient Corinth|Corinth]] with Ptolemy II's help and declares himself an independent monarch. As a result, Antigonus loses Corinth and [[Chalcis]], the two bases from which he has dominated southern [[Greece]]. As the [[Aetolia]]ns occupy [[Thermopylae]], Antigonus II is cut off from [[Athens]] and the [[Peloponnese]].
* [[Macedon]]ia's involvement in the second [[Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)|Syrian War]] ceases when Antigonus becomes preoccupied with the rebellion of Corinth and Chalcis, as well as an increase in enemy activity along Macedon's northern frontier.
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== Births ==
* [[Zhang Cang]], Chinese general and prime-minister (d. [[152 BC]])

== Deaths ==
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== References ==
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