Births

• Arsinoe III of Egypt who became Queen of Egypt.
• Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca. He became the leading Carthaginian commander during the Second Punic War.
• Mago, son of Hamilcar Barca and brother of Hannibal. He also played an important role in the Second Punic War.
• Seleucus III Ceraunus who had a short reign as the 5th ruler of the Seleucid Empire.
• Antiochus III the Great, younger brother of Seleucus III Ceraunus. He became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire after the death of his elder brother.

Deaths

• Publius Claudius Pulcher
• Aratus
• Callimachus
• Poseidippus of Pella
• Zou Yan
• Agis IV
• Arcesilaus
• Tiberius Coruncanius
• Eumenes I
• Persaeus
• Antiochus II Theos
• Ptolemy II Philadelphus
• Moggaliputta-Tissa
• Zhuangxiang of Qin

References

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