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230 BC

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

Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC

Years: 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC - 230 BC - 229 BC 228 BC 227 BC 226 BC 225 BC

Events

Sieve of Eratosthenes developed.
Temple of Horus[?] built by Ptolemy III[?] of Egypt.
Hasdrubal succeeds his father-in-law Hamilcar Barca, who had been slain in battle, as ruler of Carthaginian Spain.

Births

Deaths

Aristarchus of Samos, Greek philosopher, astronomer, mathematician.
Hamilcar Barca, commander of Carthaginian army
Asoka, Emperor of India.

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