222 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC – 220s BC – 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC |
| Years: | 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC – 222 BC – 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC |
Events
By place
Greece
- Cleomenes III is defeated and the Spartan army annihilated by the Achaean League and the Macedonians in the Battle of Sellasia.
- Ptolemy IV succeeds his father Ptolemy III as king of Egypt.
Rome
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus leads the Romans to victory in the Battle of Clastidium, conquering the area later known as Cisalpine Gaul.
- The Romans capture Milan.
Asia
- State of Qin conquers the state of Yan and defeats the last defensive forces of the state of Zhao in China .
Deaths
- Ptolemy III Euergeter I, king of Egypt
- Ctesibius, mathematician
See also
In Spanish: 222 a. C. para niños
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