-222

This page relates to the year -222 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

China

  • the Qin conquers the Yan and captures king Jia of Dai (half-brother of king Qian of Zhao) which had directed the last forces of Zhao.

ancient Egypt

  • Fine of the reign of Ptolémée {{III}} Évergète {{Ier}}.
  • Beginning of the reign of Ptolémée {{IV}} Philopator, king d' Égypte (fine in -205). Weak and discharged, it makes massacre all its family. To reach the throne, it made assassinate his father and to try to prove that this charge is inaccurate, it takes the name of Philopator. It leaves the capacity to its minister Sosibios.
  • the army of Ptolémée Philopator joins together 75  000 men.

World hellenistic

  • the Arménie belongs to the empire Séleucide. Antiochos {{III}} divides it into two satrapies that he entrusts to the government of two indigenous princes: Artaxias into large Arménie (is Euphrate, area of Erzeroum, Mouch, Van, Erivan) and Zareh in Arménie minor (western of Euphrate, Sivas, Erzindjan, Mélitène).

  • Revolt and defeat of Molon, satrap of Médie in front of Antiochos {{III}}.

  • July: The king Antigone {{III}} Doson of Macedonia assistance the Achaean League to demolish Sparte with the Battle of Sellasia. Antigone enters Sparte, occupied for the first time by a victorious enemy.
  • Machanidas, tyrant of Sparte.
  • the Macedonians plunder Mantinée and sell its inhabitants.

Roman world

  • Victoire Roman with Clastidium and taken Mediolanum (Milan), capital of the Celtic Insubriens.

    • Gallic Insubres require peace of the Senate of Rome, which refuses it. Marcellus beats them and takes Mediolanum (Milan), their capital. Insubres subject, yield part of their country and enter, as allies, in the customers of Rome.

Births

Death

  • Ptolémée {{III}}, Pharaon.

  • Ctésibios, erudite Greek (born in -285), founder of the school of the mechanics of Alexandria. Inventor of many apparatuses (hydraulic organ, Clepsydre with meter, etc)

Simple: 222 BC

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