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255 BC| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | c. 255 BC | China [medicine] | The doctrine of the pulse, which emphasizes feeling the pulse as the most important aspect of diagnosis, and that a healthy life is achieved by a balance of yin and yang, is introduced in China. It will be compiled into the Mo Jing in about AD 300 by Wang Shu-he. | | 255 BC | Rome, Carthage [Punic Wars (265–149 BC)] | The Roman consul Regulus, sent to capture Carthage, is defeated and taken prisoner by the Carthaginians. A Roman fleet sent to rescue Regulus is wrecked. |
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