Events from 250 BC

Buddhist missions sent - Ashoka sends monks to Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Greece, spreading Buddhism

Septuagint translation begins in Alexandria - 70/72 Jewish scholars translate Hebrew scriptures into Greek under Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Celtic plank roads built across bogs - sophisticated timber trackways, some 4km long, predating Roman roads

Entremont sanctuary sculptures - stone heads and skull niches show Celtic head cult, warriors holding severed heads

Ptolemy II rebuilds canal with locks - engineering marvel allows controlled water flow, Elephants from Africa transported via canal