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: 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC - 217 BC - 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC

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Events

• Second Punic War:
  • Hannibal destroys the Roman army under consul Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
  • The Romans appoint Fabius Maximus as dictator.
• Macedon sides with Carthage against Rome, starting the First Macedonian War.
• Ptolemy IV defeats Antiochus III the Great, king of the Seleucid Empire in the Battle of Raphia.

Births

Deaths

• Gaius Flaminius, Roman consul (died in battle)

ca:217 aC de:217 v. Chr. es:217 adC eo:-217 fr:-217 ko:217년 hr:217 p.n.e. it:217 AC lb:-217 pl:217 p.n.e. pt:217 a.C. sl:217 pr. n. št. zh:前217年