The world in 214 BC — what happened that year

12 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Fugitives, sons-in-law of poor families and merchants took the Luliang lands, and Guilin, Xiangjun and Nanhai were established; Meng Tian crossed the Yellow River, took Gaoque, Yangshan and Beijia, and built fortifications. (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷006 秦始皇本紀)

Lagoras and his men infiltrate the citadel and seize Sardis (Polybius, Histories 7.17)

Gracchus entered Beneventum first, and on news that Hanno had camped on the bank of the Calor and was plundering, left the city and pitched camp (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 24.14)
After ravaging the territory of Neapolis, Hannibal moves his camp to Nola (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 24.17)
Fabius camps near Casilinum, held by 2,000 Campanians and 700 of Hannibal's troops (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 24.19)
Syracusan envoys sent by Appius come to Marcellus and explain the terms of peace (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 24.27)
Laevinus lands his troops at Oricum, sends the ships back, and marches away from the river to avoid the king's army (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 24.40)
Most of the spoils belonged to the Gauls, and two Gallic chiefs were killed (battle of Munda) (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 24.42)
Marcellus, now consul for the third time, sails to Sicily (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Marcellus 13.1)
Hieronymus is killed at Leontini (214 BC) (Polybius, Histories 7.7)
Hippocrates and Epicydes take control of Syracuse, and Rome begins the siege (Polybius, Histories 8.5)
Philip ravages Messene for the second time (214 BC) (Polybius, Histories 8.10)