What happened in 211 BC?
8 recorded events in 211 BC, including 6 in people and 2 in wars & conflicts. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of the Upper Baetis
Double battle, battles of Castulo and Ilorca, fought in 211 BCE between Rome and Carthage
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Battle of Capua
Battle of the Second Punic War that took place in 211 BCE when the Romans besieged and captured Capua
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People 6
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Publius Cornelius Scipio died
Roman general and statesman (died 211 BC)
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Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus died
Roman consul 222 BC
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Appius Claudius Pulcher died
Roman consul 212 BC
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Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga died
Politician (0300-0211)
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Manius Pomponius Matho died
Roman consul in 233 BC
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Titus Octacilius Crassus died
Praetor 217 BC
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 211 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 211 BC.
210s BC 2
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Lykourgos died
King of Sparta
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claw of Archimedes
Large fulcrum based pole with rope and anchor, by hooking ship and applying weight at other end, lift is applied to the vessel capsizing and scuttling it.
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