Decade · 239 BCE – 230 BCE
The world in the 230s BCE
From 239 BCE to 230 BCE the atlas holds 90 states standing at some time. 5 things began - Satavahana dynasty, Qin's wars of unification and Battle of the Saw among them - and 2 ended; 25 people were born and 5 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
- 230 BCE 13
What began in the 230s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Satavahana dynasty · state · 230 BCE – 220 CE
Wars and battles 4
- Qin's wars of unification · war · 230 – 221 BCE
- Battle of the Saw · battle · 238 BCE
- Seleucid–Parthian Wars · war · 238 – 129 BCE
- Siege of Tunis · battle · 238 BCE
What ended in the 230s BCE
States 1
- Han (Warring States) · state · 403 – 230 BCE
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Mercenary War · unrest · 240 – 238 BCE
Born and died
Born 25
- Cato the Elder · philosopher · 232 – 147 BCE
- Scipio Africanus · military leader · 235 – 183 BCE
- Ennius · poet · 239 – 169 BCE
- Masinissa · monarch · 238 – 148 BCE
- Philip V of Macedon · ruler · 238 – 179 BCE
- Modu Chanyu · ruler · 234 – 174 BCE
- Xiang Yu · politician · 232 – 202 BCE
- Qin Er Shi · ruler · 230 – 207 BCE
- Ziying of Qin · person · 239 – 206 BCE
- Han Xin · military personnel · 231 – 196 BCE
- Zhao Tuo · monarch · 230 – 137 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus · politician · 230 – 183 BCE
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus · politician · 230 – 152 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica · politician · 230 – 171 BCE
- Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus · politician · 235 – 201 BCE
- Gnaeus Servilius Caepio · politician · 237 – 174 BCE
and 9 more in the atlas.
Died 5
- Ashoka · politician · 304 – 232 BCE
- Aristarchus of Samos · astronomer · 310 – 230 BCE
- Pharnavaz I · politician · 326 – 234 BCE
- Pyrrhus II of Epirus · monarch · 271 – 234 BCE
- Quintus Lutatius Cerco · politician · 274 – 236 BCE
States of the 230s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 230s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 239 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Quintus Valerius Falto, Roman consul since 239 BCE and Gaius Mamilius Turrinus, Roman consul since 239 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Quintus Valerius Falto, Roman consul since 239 BCE and Gaius Mamilius Turrinus, Roman consul since 239 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Antigonus II Gonatas, king of Macedonia since 277 BCE and Demetrius II Aetolicus, king of Macedonia since 239 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 · Ashoka, Mauryan Emperor since 268 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 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 Asia20 states
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · Qin Shi Huang, Chinese king since 247 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Zhao · 403 – 222 BCE · King Daoxiang of Zhao, Marquess of Zhao since 244 BCE
and 12 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 unknown5 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
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 259 BCE – 210 BCE: every state, war and life of the 230s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 234 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.