230 BC
Centuries:
4th century BC -
3rd century BC -
2nd century BCDecades:
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 BCEvents*
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
BithyniaDeaths*
Ad Herbal, Commander (Admiral) of the Carthaginian fleet
*
Aristarchus of Samos, Greek astronomer, mathematician
*
Asoka, Emperor of
India*
Hamilcar Barca, commander of
Carthaginian army
*
Lucius Coruncanius*
Diodotus II of the
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
