238 BC - Definition

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, 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

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