Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC

Years: 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC - 218 BC - 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC

Events

• Second Punic War
• Melita (Malta) is incorporated into the Roman Republic.
• October, Hannibal crosses the Alps and invades Italy.
• In November, Hannibal defeats the Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio the elder in a small cavalry fight, known as the Battle of the Ticinus, in which Scipio's son, the later Scipio Africanus, was reputed to have been fought in the battle and saved his father.
• December 18 - Roman army under Consul Tiberius Sempronius Longus was defeated in the Battle of Trebia River.
• Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus invaded Spain and defeated Hanno, gaining control of the Ebro
• Cremona in northern Italy is founded.

Births

Deaths

210s BC

218 aC | 218 př. n. l. | 218 f.Kr. | 218 v. Chr. | 218 adC | -218 | K. a. 218 | -218 | 기원전 218년 | 218 p.n.e. | 218 aK | 218 SM | 218 a.C. | 218 לפנה"ס | -218 | I. e. 218 | 218 SM | 218 v. Chr. | 218 AC | 218 f.Kr. | -218 | 218 p.n.e. | 218 a.C. | 218 до н. э. | 218 pred Kr. | 218 pr. n. št. | 218. пне. | 218 eaa | 218 f.Kr. | MA 218 | พ.ศ. 326 | 218 до Р.Х. | 前218年