This page relates to the year -238 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

• In Greece, the Achaean Ligue is combined with the Ligue étolienne against Démétrios II of Macedonia.

• With Rome, Consul At of Ti. Sempronius Ti.f. Gracchus, Pub. Valerius Q.f. Falto.

• the Romains take the Sardinia and the Corsica with Carthage.

• has Carthage, the revolt of the mercenaries is repressed by Hamilcar Barca and Hannon Large the. After hard combat, the Carthaginians take the advantage and lock up the majority of the rebels in a procession. Those which try to escape are massacred, while the others, famished, are entretuent to eat the ones the others. A little later Hamilcar Barca invests Tunis occupied by the Libyan Mathó who are killed with his partisans into -237.
• Carthage gives up the Corsica and the Sardinia in Rome in payment of its non-intervention (-236).
• Conquests of Hamilcar Barca in Spain, sent by the senate of Carthage which decides to move away it following its popularity gained after its victory over the mercenaries.

• In China, majority of Zheng, the future Qin Shi Huangdi, king of Qin, exile and suicide of Lu Buwei. The legist Li If, appointed Minister for justice militates for the unification of China and convinces Zheng to carry it out.

Births in -238

• Philippe V of Macedonia

Death

• Spendios and Autarite, mercenaries chiefs revolted against Carthage.

• Andragoras, satrap séleucide of the Parthie.

Simple: 238 BC