221 BC

EventsBy placeCarthageThe Carthaginian general Hasdrubal is murdered by a Celtic assassin while campaigning to increase the Carthaginian hold on Spain. Following the assassination of Hasdrubal, Hannibal, the son of the Carthaginian general, Hamilcar Barca, is proclaimed commander-in-chief by the army and his appointment is confirmed by the Carthaginian government.Hannibal immediately moves to consolidate Cathage's control of Spain. He marries a Spanish princess, Imilce, then begins to conquer various Spanish tribes. He fights against the Olcades and captures their capital, Althaea; quells the Vaccaei in the northwest; and, making the seaport of Cartagena (Carthago Nova, the capital of Carthaginian Spain) his base, wins a resounding victory over the Carpetani in the region of the Tagus River.
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Cette page concerne l'année -221 du calendrier julien proleptique.
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Ereignisse Asien Gründung des Kaiserreichs China durch Qin Shihuangdi nach dem Sieg des Staates Qin über den Staat Qi.Molon, Satrap von Medien, rebelliert gegen den König des Seleukidenreiches Antiochos III. und bringt Babylonien unter seine Kontrolle.
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GebeurtenissenKeizer Qin Shi Huangdi sticht het Chinese keizerrijk, dat tot 1911 zal voortbestaan.In Rome laat censor Gaius Flaminius het Circus Flaminius bouwen.
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EventosFundação por Shih Huang, na China, da dinastia Tsin (até 207 a.C.).Fim do período dos Estados Combatentes Chineses (ínicio em 481 a.C)
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