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* [[Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus]], Roman general, consul and politician (d. [[160 BC]]) |
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* [[Qin Er Shi]], Emperor of Qin China (d. [[207 BC]]) |
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* [[Prusias I of Bithynia|Prusias I Chlorus]], king of [[Bithynia]] (d. [[182 BC]]) |
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* [[Titus Quinctius Flamininus]], a Roman politician and general who will be instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece (d. [[174 BC]]) |
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* [[Demetrius II of Macedon|Demetrius II]], King of Macedonia from [[239 BC]] (b. c. [[276 BC]]) |
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* [[Hamilcar Barca]], [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general who has assumed command of the Carthaginian forces in Sicily during the last years of the [[First Punic War]] with Rome, helped Carthage win the [[Mercenary War]] and brought extensive territory in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] under Carthaginian control (b. c. [[270 BC]]) |
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* [[Archidamus V]], king of [[Sparta]] of the [[Eurypontid]] line |
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* [[Seleucus II Callinicus]], king of the [[Seleucid]] kingdom from [[246 BC]] |
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* [[Antiochus Hierax]], younger brother of [[Seleucus II Callinicus|Seleucus II]], who has fought with him over the control of the Seleucid dominions in the Middle East (b. c. [[263 BC]]) |
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* [[Aneroëstes]], leader of the Gallic [[Gaesatae]] (suicide) |
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* [[Seleucus III Ceraunus|Seleucus III]], king of the Seleucid dynasty from [[226 BC]] (assassinated) |
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* [[Diodotus II]], King of [[Bactria]], the son and successor of [[Diodotus I]] |
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* [[Ctesibius]] (or Tesibius) of [[Alexandria]], Greek inventor and mathematician |
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* [[Ptolemy III Euergetes|Ptolemy III]], King of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], who has reunited Egypt and [[Cyrenaica]] and successfully waged the Third Syrian War against the Seleucid kingdom |
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* [[Hasdrubal the Fair|Hasdrubal]], [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general and son-in-law of [[Hamilcar Barca]] (assassinated) |
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* [[Antigonus III Doson]], King of Macedon from [[227 BC]] (b. [[263 BC]]) |
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* [[Berenice II]], queen of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], daughter of [[Magas of Cyrene|Magas]], King of [[Cyrenaica]] (in modern [[Libya]]), whose marriage to [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]] has reunited her country with Egypt (b. c. [[267 BC]]) |
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* [[Lucius Caecilius Metellus (died 221 BC)|Lucius Caecilius Metellus]], Roman consul and general during the [[First Punic War]] (b. c. [[290 BC]]) |
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* [[Conon of Samos]], Greek mathematician and astronomer whose work on [[conic section]]s (curves of the intersections of a right circular cone with a plane) serves as the basis for the fourth book of the Conics of [[Apollonius of Perga]] (b. c. [[280 BC]]) |
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* [[Molon]], general of the Seleucid king [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III]] who has rebelled against his rule |
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* [[Hermeias]], the [[favourite]] and chief minister of the Seleucid king [[Seleucus III Soter|Seleucus III]] and, for a short time, chief minister to Antiochus III |
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Events and trends
- A large Gallic army is defeated by the Romans at the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC.
- Qin Shi Huang, the king of Qin, unifies the warring states of China into a unified state in 221 BC.
Births
229
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Roman general, consul and politician (d. 160 BC)
- Qin Er Shi, Emperor of Qin China (d. 207 BC)
228
- Prusias I Chlorus, king of Bithynia (d. 182 BC)
- Titus Quinctius Flamininus, a Roman politician and general who will be instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece (d. 174 BC)
Deaths
229
- Demetrius II, King of Macedonia from 239 BC (b. c. 276 BC)
228
- Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general who has assumed command of the Carthaginian forces in Sicily during the last years of the First Punic War with Rome, helped Carthage win the Mercenary War and brought extensive territory in the Iberian Peninsula under Carthaginian control (b. c. 270 BC)
- Archidamus V, king of Sparta of the Eurypontid line
226
- Seleucus II Callinicus, king of the Seleucid kingdom from 246 BC
- Antiochus Hierax, younger brother of Seleucus II, who has fought with him over the control of the Seleucid dominions in the Middle East (b. c. 263 BC)
224
- Aneroëstes, leader of the Gallic Gaesatae (suicide)
223
- Seleucus III, king of the Seleucid dynasty from 226 BC (assassinated)
- Diodotus II, King of Bactria, the son and successor of Diodotus I
222
- Ctesibius (or Tesibius) of Alexandria, Greek inventor and mathematician
221
- Ptolemy III, King of Egypt, who has reunited Egypt and Cyrenaica and successfully waged the Third Syrian War against the Seleucid kingdom
- Hasdrubal, Carthaginian general and son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca (assassinated)
- Antigonus III Doson, King of Macedon from 227 BC (b. 263 BC)
- Berenice II, queen of Egypt, daughter of Magas, King of Cyrenaica (in modern Libya), whose marriage to Ptolemy III Euergetes has reunited her country with Egypt (b. c. 267 BC)
- Lucius Caecilius Metellus, Roman consul and general during the First Punic War (b. c. 290 BC)
220
- Conon of Samos, Greek mathematician and astronomer whose work on conic sections (curves of the intersections of a right circular cone with a plane) serves as the basis for the fourth book of the Conics of Apollonius of Perga (b. c. 280 BC)
- Molon, general of the Seleucid king Antiochus III who has rebelled against his rule
- Hermeias, the favourite and chief minister of the Seleucid king Seleucus III and, for a short time, chief minister to Antiochus III