- 229 BC
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Events
By place
Greece
* The
First Illyrian War starts when theRoman Senate dispatches an army under the command of theconsul s Lucius Postumius Albinus and Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus toIllyria . Rome forces the withdrawal of Illyrian garrisons in the Greek cities ofEpidamnus , Apollonia,Corcyra and Pharos and establishes a protectorate over these Greek towns.
* The King ofMacedon ia, Demetrius II, dies. His nephew, Antigonus III comes to the Macedonian throne as regent for his half-cousin and the future king Philip V, who is only ten years old.
* Concerned at Rome's expansion, Antigonus III pursues a policy of befriending the Illyrians, even though the Greeks in the region support Rome in quelling the Illyrian pirates.
* The involvement of Rome in Illyria leads to the establishment of friendly relations between Rome and the enemies of Macedonia: theAetolian League andAchaean League , which approve the suppression of Illyrian piracy.
*Aratus of Sicyon bringsArgos into the Achaean League and then helps liberateAthens . This brings Aratus into conflict withSparta .China
* The
state of Qin conquers thestate of Zhao .Births
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Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus , Roman general, consul and politician (d.160 BC )
*Qin Er Shi , Emperor of Qin China (d.207 BC )Deaths
* Demetrius II, King of Macedonia from
239 BC (b. c.276 BC )
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