210 BC

Year 210 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Laevinus (or, less frequently, year 544 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 210 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
210 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar210 BC
CCIX BC
Ab urbe condita544
Ancient Egypt eraXXXIII dynasty, 114
- PharaohPtolemy IV Philopator, 12
Ancient Greek era142nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar4541
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−802
Berber calendar741
Buddhist calendar335
Burmese calendar−847
Byzantine calendar5299–5300
Chinese calendar庚寅年 (Metal Tiger)
2487 or 2427
     to 
辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit)
2488 or 2428
Coptic calendar−493 – −492
Discordian calendar957
Ethiopian calendar−217 – −216
Hebrew calendar3551–3552
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat−153 – −152
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga2891–2892
Holocene calendar9791
Iranian calendar831 BP – 830 BP
Islamic calendar857 BH – 856 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendarN/A
Korean calendar2124
Minguo calendar2121 before ROC
民前2121年
Nanakshahi calendar−1677
Seleucid era102/103 AG
Thai solar calendar333–334
Tibetan calendar阳金虎年
(male Iron-Tiger)
−83 or −464 or −1236
     to 
阴金兔年
(female Iron-Rabbit)
−82 or −463 or −1235

Events

Roman Republic

  • Following the death of his father, Publius Cornelius Scipio, and his uncle, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, at the hands of the Carthaginians, the young Publius Cornelius Scipio takes over command of the Roman troops in Spain. His appointment reflects the Roman Senate's dissatisfaction with the cautious strategy of the propraetor, Gaius Claudius Nero, then commander in Spain north of the Ebro.
  • The famine and inflation facing Rome is eased with the pacification, by the Romans, of Sicily.
  • The Carthaginian general Hannibal proves his superiority in tactics by inflicting a severe defeat at Herdonia in Apulia upon a proconsular army, slaying the consul Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus Maximus.
  • The Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus is elected consul for the fourth time and takes Salapia in Apulia, which has revolted and joined forces with Hannibal.
  • The Spanish language evolves from Vulgar Latin, which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during the Second Punic War.

Egypt

  • Arsinoe III, wife and sister of King Ptolemy IV gives birth to the future Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Thereafter, she is sequestered in the palace, while Ptolemy's depraved male and female favourites ruin both the king and his government of Egypt. Although Arsinoe III disapproves of the sordid state of the court, she is unable to exert any influence.

Greece

  • After allying with Hannibal, Philip V of Macedon attacks the Roman positions in Illyria, but fails to take Corcyra or Apollonia, which are protected by the Roman fleet. Rome's command of the sea prevents his lending any effective aid to his Carthaginian ally in Italy. The Aetolians, Sparta and King Attalus of Pergamum join the Romans in the war against Philip V. This coalition is so strong that Philip V has to stop attacking Roman territory.

China

Births

Deaths

  • Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China (b. 259 BC)
  • Fusu, son and heir apparent of Qin Shi Huang
  • Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus Maximus, Roman consul and general
  • Meng Tian, Chinese general of the Qin Dynasty
  • Meng Yi, Chinese official of the Qin Dynasty
  • Tiberius Sempronius Longus, Roman consul and general
  • Bashu Guafu Qing, Chinese businesswoman (b. 259 BC)

References

  1. Qian, Sima. Records of the Grand Historian, Section: The First Emperor, Section: Meng Tian.
  2. "Ptolemy V Epiphanes | Macedonian king of Egypt". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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