230 BC - Definition and Overview

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 III of Egypt.
• Hasdrubal succeeds his father-in-law Hamilcar Barca, slain in battle, as ruler of Carthaginian Spain, and establishes Carthago Nova .
• State of Qin conquered the state of Han in China.
• King Kubera rules Bhattiprolu in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Diodotus II of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom is killed and succeeded by Euthydemus I (according to Polybius).
• The Dying Gaul is sculpted in Greece.

Births

• Prusias I Chlorus later king of Bithynia

Deaths

• Ad Herbal, Commander (Admiral) of the Carthaginian fleet
• Aristarchus of Samos, Greek philosopher, astronomer, mathematician
• Asoka, Emperor of India
• Hamilcar Barca, commander of Carthaginian army
• Lucius Coruncanius
• Diodotus II of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.