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220 BC

Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC

Years: 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC - 220 BC - 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC

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October/November - Pharaoh Ptolemy IV of Egypt marries his sister who rises to the throne as Arsinoe III of Egypt.
Eratosthenes measures the size of the Earth.
On the island Crete, the Gortynians[?] occupy Matala.

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