What happened in 221 BC?
Qin Shi Huang unifies China, War against Lyctus and Berenice II — among 10 events recorded in 221 BC. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Qin Shi Huang unifies China
Qin Shi Huang completes the conquest of rival states, becoming the first emperor of a unified China.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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War against Lyctus
Internal conflict fought from 220 BC between two coalitions of Cretan city-states, led by Cnossus and Polyrrhenia respectively
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People 4
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Berenice II died
Queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (246–221 BC)
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Ctesibius died
Greek inventor and mathematician
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Hasdrubal the Fair died
Carthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus died
Roman dictator in 224 BC
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Circus Flaminius
Field and plaza once used for horse races in ancient Rome and the surrounding district of ancient, medieval, and modern Rome
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 221 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 221 BC.
220s BC 3
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Battle of Nauplia
220s BCE battle
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Archidamus V died
Died in Sparta. King of Sparta ca. 228 BCE.
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Carian expedition of Antigonus III Doson
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