208 BC
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| Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC | |
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Events
- Second Punic War:
- Scipio Africanus Major defeats Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca in Spain at the Battle of Baecula. As a result, Hasdrubal crosses the Pyrenees with his remaining troops into Transalpine Gaul, intending to join Hannibal in Italy.
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus was killed in an ambush.
- Chinese general Zhang Han of the Qin Dynasty pacifies a peasant rebellion led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, then lays siege to the rebel city of Julu.
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Births
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Deaths
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman general (b. 268 BC, died in ambush)
- Li Si, Chinese philosopher and politician (b. 280 BC, assassinated)ca:208 aC
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