What happened in 208 BC?
Battle of Baecula, Battle of the Arius and Battle of Petelia — among 15 events recorded in 208 BC.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Baecula
Scipio Africanus’s first major field battle after he had taken command of Roman interests in Iberia during the Second Punic War, in which he routed the Carthaginian army under the command of Hasdrubal Barca
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Battle of the Arius
208 BC battle
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Battle of Petelia
Battle of the 2nd Punic War, in 208 BC
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Siege of Bactra
207 BCE siege
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People 6
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Li Si died
Chinese politician of the Qin Dynasty
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Chrysippus of Soli died
Greek Stoic philosopher (c.279–c.206 BC)
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus died
General and five time consul of the Roman Republic, awarded the Spolia opima for his victories during the Gallic and Punic Wars
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Chen Sheng died
Qin Dynasty rebel
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Titus Quinctius Crispinus died
Roman consul 208 BC
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Agatharchides born
Born in Knidos. Ptolemaic Greek servant and secretary, remembered as a historian and geographer.
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