224 BC

Year 224 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Torquatus and Flaccus (or, less frequently, year 530 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 224 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:	4th century BC 3rd century BC 2nd century BC
Decades:	240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC
Years:	227 BC 226 BC 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC

224 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	224 BC CCXXIV BC
Ab urbe condita	530
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 100
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy III Euergetes, 23
Ancient Greek era	139th Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4527
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−816
Berber calendar	727
Buddhist calendar	321
Burmese calendar	−861
Byzantine calendar	5285–5286
Chinese calendar	丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2474 or 2267     — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 2475 or 2268
Coptic calendar	−507 – −506
Discordian calendar	943
Ethiopian calendar	−231 – −230
Hebrew calendar	3537–3538
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−167 – −166
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2877–2878
Holocene calendar	9777
Iranian calendar	845 BP – 844 BP
Islamic calendar	871 BH – 870 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2110
Minguo calendar	2135 before ROC 民前2135年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1691
Seleucid era	88/89 AG
Thai solar calendar	319–320
Tibetan calendar	阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) −97 or −478 or −1250     — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) −96 or −477 or −1249

Events

By place

Greece

• After the Spartan King Cleomenes III takes on Pellene, Phlius and Argos, Aratus of Sicyon is forced to call upon King Antigonus III of Macedonia for assistance. Antigonus III's forces fail to pierce Cleomenes' lines near Corinth, but a revolt against Cleomenes at Argos put the Spartans on the defensive.

Roman Republic

• The Romans, led by Consuls Gaius Atilius Regulus and Lucius Aemilius Papus, decisively defeat the coalition of Cisalpine Gallic tribes at the Battle of Telamon thus extending Roman influence over northern Italy. On the Roman side Gaius Atilius Regulus, commander of the Roman cavalry, is killed in the battle. On the Gallic side, one of the leaders, Concolitanus, is captured in battle, while the leader of the Gaesatae, Aneroëstes, kills himself when the battle is lost.

China

• Qin begins the invasion of Chu. Initially, the Qin generals Li Xin and Meng Tian capture several cities and defeat the Chu army.
• The Qin Prime Minister Lord Changping, who was born in Chu, incites a Chu rebellion against the Qin invaders. He and the Chu general Xiang Yan then surprise and defeat the Qin army led by Li Xin and Meng Tian in the Battle of Chengfu.
• Taking command of the Qin war effort, Wang Jian twice defeats Xiang Yan and captures Fuchu, the king of Chu, as well as the Chu capital Chen and the city of Pingyu.
• Xiang Yan retreats his forces south of the Huai River and makes Lord Changping the new king of Chu.

Deaths

• Agiatis, Spartan queen
• Aneroëstes, leader of the Gallic Gaesatae (suicide)
• Dasharatha, Mauryan emperor (approximate date)