239 BC

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Gregorian calendar 239 BC
CCXXXIX BC
Ab urbe condita 515
Ancient Egypt era XXXIII dynasty, 85
- Pharaoh Ptolemy III Euergetes, 8
Ancient Greek era 135th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar 4512
Balinese saka calendar N/A
Bengali calendar −831
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2459 or 2252
    — to —
壬戌年 (Water  Dog)
2460 or 2253
Coptic calendar −522 – −521
Discordian calendar 928
Ethiopian calendar −246 – −245
Hebrew calendar 3522–3523
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 - Vikram Samvat −182 – −181
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Korean calendar 2095
Minguo calendar 2150 before ROC
民前2150年
Nanakshahi calendar −1706
Seleucid era 73/74 AG
Thai solar calendar 304–305
Tibetan calendar 阴金鸡年
(female Iron-Rooster)
−112 or −493 or −1265
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阳水狗年
(male Water-Dog)
−111 or −492 or −1264

Year 239 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Turrinus and Falto (or, less frequently, year 515 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 239 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Carthage

  • Concerned that Hamilcar Barca's leniency in pardoning those who he has captured who have participated in the Mercenary War will encourage others to defect, Mathos and Spendius order the mutilation and execution of "about seven hundred" Carthaginian prisoners, including Gesco. With the mercenaries jointly guilty of these atrocities, defectors dare not face Carthaginian justice under Hamilcar.
  • Carthage is besieged by the mercenary armies, while the city of Utica revolts and attempts to secede from Carthage. Carthage appeals to Hiero II of Syracuse and to Rome for aid against the mercenaries. However, the mercenary leaders reject the efforts of Roman mediators.
  • Sardinia revolts against Carthage and Rome takes the opportunity to annex the island.

Greece

Seleucid Empire

  • Seleucus II's brother Antiochus Hierax, who is governor of Seleucid Anatolia, sends an army into Syria ostensibly to assist Seleucus but actually to seize the rest of the empire. After achieving peace with Egypt, Seleucus II promptly invades Anatolia and begins the "War of the Brothers".

Persia

China

  • Cheng Jiao, the half-brother of Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, is sent to attack the State of Zhao, but he attempts to usurp power and is defeated and executed.
  • Qin Prime Minister Lü Buwei publishes the "Spring and Autumn Annals of Lü Buwei" ( Lüshi Chunqiu ). [1]
  • Rough date: The Zhao general Pang Nuan captures the Qi city of Rao'an and the Yan cities of Li and Yangcheng. [2]

Korea

  • Haemosu, who is a descendant of the people of the empire of Gojoseon, establishes the ancient kingdom of Bukbuyeo in modern-day Jilin, northeast China.

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References

  1. ↑ Qian, Sima. Records of the Grand Historian, Section: The First Emperor, Section: Lu Buwei.
  2. ↑ Pang Nuan.
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