239 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: 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC - 239 BC - 238 BC 237 BC 236 BC 235 BC 234 BC

Events

• Diodotus of Bactria defeats a combined army of Parthians and troops led by Seleucus II Callinicus. He dies shortly after and is succeeded by his son Diodotus II.
• Demetrius II becomes king of Macedonia
• Seleucus II attempts to subjugate rebels in the east

Births

• Approximate year of birth for Ennius

Deaths

• Antigonus II Gonatas, King of Macedon
• Diodotus I of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (approximate date).