What happened in 223 BC?
One recorded event in 223 BC: Chu dissolved.
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Chu dissolved
Chu ceased to exist, having been centered at Ying.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 223 BC.
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226 BC Rhodes earthquake
Earthquake in Rhodes, Greece
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Battle of Dyme
Spartan victory against the Achaean League, 226 BCE
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Lydiadas of Megalopolis died
Tyrant of Megalopolis, strategos of the Achaean League
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Battle of Telamon
Battle between the Romans and the Celts (225 BC)
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Battle of Faesulae
Battle during the Roman-Gaulish Wars (225 BC)
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Gaius Atilius Regulus died
Roman consul 225 BC
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Ptolemy III Euergetes died
Egyptian pharaoh
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Battle of Sellasia
Ancient battle between Macedon and Sparta
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Battle of Clastidium
Battle during the Roman-Gaulish wars (222 BC)
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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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Berenice II died
Queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (246–221 BC)
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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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