Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC
Years: 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC - 230 BC - 229 BC 228 BC 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC
Events
Sieve of Eratosthenes developed.
The Roman Lucius Coruncanius is assaulted and killed while on a diplomatic mission to Queen Teuta, an event leading to the First Illyrian War.
Temple of Horus built by Ptolemy II ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC
Years: 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC 239 BC 238 BC - 237 BC - 236 BC 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC
Events
Hamilcar Barca suppresses the revolt of Carthaginian mercenaries, who had revolted over being short-changed for back pay.
Quintus Fulvius Flaccus the elder is Roman consul.
Births
Deaths
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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC
Years: 237 BC 236 BC 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC - 232 BC - 231 BC 230 BC 229 BC 228 BC 227 BC
Events
King Agron dies, and the throne of Illyria is occupied by his wife Queen Teuta (Tefta), "the Catherine the Great of Illyria", who expels the Greeks from the Albanian coast and then launches pirate ships into the Ion ...
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC
Years: 157 BC 156 BC 155 BC 154 BC 153 BC - 152 BC - 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC
152 BC - Events.
Macedonian uprisings, sometimes called the Fourth Macedonian War, broke out when Andriscus, supposed son of Perseus, led a rebellion against Rome and temporarily united Macedon.
Jonathan Maccabae ...
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC
Years: 159 BC 158 BC 157 BC 156 BC 155 BC - 154 BC - 153 BC 152 BC 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC
154 BC - Events.
Outbreak of the Lusitanian War and Celtiberian War
154 BC - Births.
Gaius Gracchus, brother of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Roman tribune
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 232 BC 231 BC 230 BC 229 BC 228 BC - 227 BC - 226 BC 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC
Events
Faced with a dangerously small number of Spartan citizens, and other handicaps to the city-state, Cleomenes III issues revolutionary reforms: cancels debts, redistributes lands, makes citizens of perioeci and metics.
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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC - 220 BC - 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC
Events
October/November - Pharaoh Ptolemy IV of Egypt marries his sister, who rises to the throne as Arsinoe III of Egypt.
Eratosthenes measures the size of the Earth.
On the island Crete, the Gortynians occupy Matala. ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC - 219 BC - 218 BC 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC
Events
Second Illyrian War: provoked by King Scerdilaidas, Rome launched a punitive expedition, which smashed the Illyrians
Second Punic War: Hannibal conquers the Greek colony of Saguntum, an ally of Rome, thus provoked Rome to declare war on Carthage
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC - 218 BC - 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC
218 BC - Events.
Second Punic War
Melita (Malta) is incorporated into the Roman Republic.
October, Hannibal crosses the Alps and invades Italy.
In November, Hannibal defeats the Romans under Pub ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 226 BC 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC - 221 BC - 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC
Events
State of Qin conquered the state of Qi. The king of Qin unifed China and proclaimed himself First Emperor, as he was the first Chinese sovereign able to rule the whole country. He is known by historians as Qin Shi Huang.
Hannib ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC - 222 BC - 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC
Events
Marcus Claudius Marcellus leads the Romans to victory in the Battle of Clastidium, conquering the area later known as Cisalpine Gaul.
Cleomenes III defeated and the Spartan army annihilated by the Achaean League and the ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 230 BC 229 BC 228 BC 227 BC 226 BC - 225 BC - 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC
Events
Seleucus III Ceraunus succeeds his father Seleucus II Callinicus as king of the Seleucid dynasty.
Battle of Faesulae, Romans are defeated by the Gauls of Northern Italy.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculates the cir ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 229 BC 228 BC 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC - 224 BC - 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC
Events
The Battle of Telamon, Romans under Aemilius Papus and Gaius Atilius Regulus defeat the Gauls, but Regulus was killed
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years: 228 BC 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC 224 BC - 223 BC - 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC
Events
Antiochus III the Great succeeds his older brother Seleucus III Ceraunus as king of the Seleucid dynasty.
Achaeus is made governor of all Seleucid dominions west of the Taurus Mountains
State of Qin conquered the state ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC
Years: 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC 239 BC - 238 BC - 237 BC 236 BC 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC
Events
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus assaults Sardinia upon a mutiny of Carthaginian mercenaries on the island, and makes it into a Roman province.
In the Battle of Utica, the loyal Carthaginian troops of Hamilcar Barca defeat rebellious mercenaries.
Parthia breaks away from the Seleucid Empire
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC
Years: 252 BC 251 BC 250 BC 249 BC 248 BC - 247 BC - 246 BC 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC
Births
Hannibal of Carthage, later a distinguished military commander.
Deaths
King Zhuangxiang of Q ...
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC
Years: 192 BC 191 BC 190 BC 189 BC 188 BC - 187 BC - 186 BC 185 BC 184 BC 183 BC 182 BC
187 BC - Events.
In Rome, tribunes demand that Lucius Cornelius Scipio explain what happened to the 500 talents (around $300,000) that he received from Antiochus III the Great after the Battle of Magnesia, but Scipio refuses.
187 BC - Deaths.
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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC
Years: 190 BC 189 BC 188 BC 187 BC 186 BC - 185 BC - 184 BC 183 BC 182 BC 181 BC 180 BC
185 BC - Events.
Pusyamitra Sunga assassinates the Mauryan emperor Brhadrata, bringing an end to that dynasty and founding the Sunga dynasty.
Persecution of Scipio Africanus Major by Cato the elder out of jealous ...
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC
Years: 162 BC 161 BC 160 BC 159 BC 158 BC - 157 BC - 156 BC 155 BC 154 BC 153 BC 152 BC
157 BC - Births.
Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician
157 BC - Deaths. Including:
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC
Years: 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC 195 BC - 194 BC - 193 BC 192 BC 191 BC 190 BC 189 BC
Events
Battle of Mutina: Romans are victorious over the Gauls.
In the Battle of Gythium, Philopoemen of the Achaean League, assisted by the Romans, defeats the Spartans under Nabis.
Liternum and Puteoli become Roman co ...