The world in 220 BC — what happened that year
10 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
West Asia (1)
Southern Europe (9)
- On the Vaccaei campaign Hannibal takes Salmantica by assault (Polybius, Histories 3.14)
- Aratus' poor generalship before the Battle of Caphyae (Polybius, Histories 4.11)
- Battle of Caphyae — the Achaean army is defeated (Polybius, Histories 4.12)
- Philip V comes to Corinth to help Achaea (Polybius, Histories 4.22)
- The Corinth allied council declares war on Aetolia (Polybius, Histories 4.25)
- Antiochus sets out to put down Molon, passing the Euphrates and Mesopotamia (Polybius, Histories 5.51)
- Crossing of the Tigris (Polybius, Histories 5.52)
- Molon's left wing goes over to the enemy and Molon dies (Polybius, Histories 5.54)
- Antiochus concludes a treaty with Artabazanes (Polybius, Histories 5.55)
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