page_title: 272 BC
hierarchical_section_title: 272 BC
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Roman take over of Italy.
context_page_description: Year 272 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Maximus. The denomination 272 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.
context_section_description: Year 272 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Maximus (or, less frequently, year 482 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 272 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.
caption: The Roman republic in 272 BC (dark and light red, pink, orange and beige).
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