Decade · 229 BCE – 220 BCE
The world in the 220s BCE
From 229 BCE to 220 BCE the atlas holds 92 states standing at some time. 16 things began - Qin dynasty, Chinese Empire and Illyrian Wars among them - and 13 ended; 14 people were born and 11 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
- 221 BCE 15
What began in the 220s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 3
- Qin dynasty · state · 221 – 206 BCE
- Chinese Empire · state · 220 BCE – 1912 CE
- Dai (Warring States period) · state · 227 – 222 BCE
Wars and battles 11
- Illyrian Wars · war · 229 – 168 BCE
- Battle of Sellasia · battle · 222 BCE
- Cleomenean War · war · 229 – 222 BCE
- Battle of Telamon · battle · 225 BCE
- Social War · war · 220 – 217 BCE
- Battle of Clastidium · battle · 222 BCE
- Lyttian War · war · 221 – 219 BCE
- Battle of Faesulae · battle · 225 BCE
and 3 more in the atlas.
Natural disasters 1
- 226 BC Rhodes earthquake · disaster · 226 BCE
Treaties 1
- Ebro Treaty · treaty · 226 BCE
What ended in the 220s BCE
States 9
- Warring States period · state · 476 – 221 BCE
- Chu (state) · state · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · state · 905 – 221 BCE
- Greek colonisation · state · 271 – 226 BCE
- Yan (state) · state · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · state · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Zhao · state · 403 – 222 BCE
- Wei (state) · state · 403 – 225 BCE
and 1 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 4
- Cleomenean War · war · 229 – 222 BCE
- Qin's wars of unification · war · 230 – 221 BCE
- First Illyro-Roman War · war · 229 – 227 BCE
- Battle of Paxos · battle · 229 – 228 BCE
Born and died
Born 14
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus · military leader · 228 – 160 BCE
- Eumenes II · military leader · 221 – 159 BCE
- Attalus II Philadelphus · politician · 220 – 138 BCE
- Titus Quinctius Flamininus · politician · 229 – 174 BCE
- Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus · politician · 220 – 201 BCE
- Gnaeus Manlius Vulso · politician · 227 – 201 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Merula · politician · 228 – 201 BCE
- Gaius Claudius Pulcher · politician · 220 – 167 BCE
- Publius Claudius Pulcher · politician · 221 – 201 BCE
- Aulus Manlius Vulso · politician · 221 – 201 BCE
- Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispallus · politician · 220 – 176 BCE
- Quintus Minucius Thermus · politician · 228 – 187 BCE
- Marcus Junius Brutus · politician · 221 – 164 BCE
- Antiochus · monarch · 221 – 193 BCE
Died 11
- Hamilcar Barca · military leader · 275 – 228 BCE
- Ptolemy III Euergetes · ruler · 284 – 222 BCE
- Seleucus II Callinicus · ruler · 265 – 225 BCE
- Seleucus III Ceraunus · ruler · 243 – 223 BCE
- Berenice II · ruler · 266 – 221 BCE
- Hasdrubal the Fair · politician · 270 – 221 BCE
- Antigonus III Doson · military personnel · 263 – 221 BCE
- Dasharatha Maurya · ruler · 252 – 224 BCE
- Demetrius II Aetolicus · monarch · 269 – 229 BCE
- Diodotus II · ruler · 252 – 221 BCE
- Gaius Atilius Regulus · politician · 263 – 225 BCE
States of the 220s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 220s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 229 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus, Roman consul since 229 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus, Roman consul since 229 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Demetrius II Aetolicus, king of Macedonia since 239 BCE and Antigonus III Doson, king of Macedonia since 229 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Achaean League · 280 – 146 BCE
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa33 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE · Seleucus II Callinicus, Seleucid ruler since 246 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
and 25 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia15 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Dasharatha Maurya, Mauryan Emperor since 232 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 BCE · Diodotus II, King of Greco-Bactrian kingdom since 236 BCE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
and 7 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia21 states
- Qin dynasty · 221 – 206 BCE
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE · Bu of Gojoseon, wang since 232 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · Qin Shi Huang, Chinese king since 247 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE
and 13 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown6 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Dai (Warring States period) · 227 – 222 BCE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 249 BCE – 200 BCE: every state, war and life of the 220s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 224 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.