Geografía de Zimbabwe

This page relates to the year -208 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Asia

  • the general Zhao Tuo founds the Nam Viêt (“country of the Vietnamese soldiers of the South”), ancestor of current the Vietnam.
  • In China, Li If, shown by its rival Zhao Gao to have fomented the revolt, is tortured then crossed into two by the size and its family carried out.
  • a rebellious army is crushed meadows of Xianyang.

Roman world

  • With Rome, Consul At of Mr. Claudius Marcellus, T. Quinctius Crispinus (deaths both in the year).
  • Dictatorship of Manlius.
  • Victoire of Scipion the African in Baecula (Bailen, in Spain).
  • Hasdrubal Barca crosses the Gaulle and goes on the Italy.
  • Sextus Julius Caesar, the first historically attested member of the people Julia, exerts the function of Préteur this year.

World hellenistic

  • In Greece, Philopoemen, strategist of the Achaean Ligue beats the Etoliens with Larissa.
  • Countryside of Antiochos III the Large one against the Parthes and the Gréco-Bactriens.

    • Artaban Ier, not daring to measure itself with Antiochos III, orders a general retirement at the Scythes. Previously, all was to be destroyed. The order is followed in the campaigns, but the cities, which preserved their Greek administration, refuse to carry out it. After threats followed by massacres of the urban population, Parthes take refuge near the wandering people, where Artaban recruits a powerful army. Antiochos III prefers to treat and evacuates the country of Parthes.
    • Seat of Bactres during two years. The Greek king of Bactriane, Euthydème Ier, overcome, accepts sovereignty Séleucide.

Births

Death in -208

  • Marcus Claudius Marcellus

Zh-classical: 前二〇八年

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