Editing 211 BC

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Year '''211 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Maximus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 543 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 211 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.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Seleucid Empire ====
* [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III's]] sister arranges for the removal of [[Armenia]]'s [[king]] [[Xerxes of Armenia|Xerxes]], whom she has recently married. Antiochus III then divides the country into two [[Satrapy|satrapies]].

==== Carthage ====
* Spring{{endash}}Hannibal invades Italy.<ref>{{cite book | page=24 | first=John E. | last=Stambaugh | place=Baltimore | year=1988 | publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press | title=The Ancient Roman City | isbn=0-8018-3574-7}}</ref>
* The [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general [[Hasdrubal Barca]] returns to [[Spain]] after his victory over the rebellious [[Numidia]]ns. He then manages to turn the tide against the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] in Spain, with the Roman generals [[Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC)|Publius Cornelius Scipio]] and his brother [[Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus]] killed in [[Battle of the Upper Baetis|separate battles]]—Publius on the upper Baetis ([[Guadalquivir]]) and Gnaeus in the [[hinterland]] of [[Carthago Nova]] ([[Cartagena, Spain|Cartagena]]). The Carthaginians recover all their territory south of the [[Ebro]].

==== Roman Republic ====
* With the capture of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], the Romans are able to pacify all of [[Sicily]].
* The Romans [[Siege|besiege]] the [[town]] of [[Capua]] (which is allied with [[Hannibal]]). The town eventually falls to the Romans and its [[citizens]] are punished by them. The town's nobility are [[put to the sword]], its territory is [[Confiscation|confiscated]] and its municipal organisation is dissolved.
* Hannibal marches northwards on the city of Rome in a belated and unsuccessful effort to capture the city.
* Rome faces the burdens of inflation and the danger of famine, caused by the disturbed conditions in Italy and Sicily and the withdrawal of so many men from [[Famine|farming]]. The situation is only relieved by an urgent appeal by the Romans to the King of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], [[Ptolemy IV Philopator|Ptolemy IV]], from whom grain is purchased at three times the usual price.

==== Greece ====
* The Roman commander [[M. Valerius Laevinus|Marcus Valerius Laevinus]] explores the possibility of an alliance with the [[Aetolian League]] as the Aetolians are once again ready to consider taking up arms against their traditional enemy, [[Macedon]]ia. A treaty is signed to counter [[Philip V of Macedon]] who is allied to Hannibal. Under the treaty, the Aetolians are to conduct operations on land, the Romans at sea. Also, Rome will keep any slaves and other booty taken and Aetolia will receive control of any territory acquired.

==== Parthia ====
* [[Arsaces II of Parthia|Arsaces II]] succeeds his father [[Arsaces I of Parthia|Arsaces I]] as King of [[Parthia]].
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== Deaths ==
* [[Arsaces I of Parthia|Arsaces I]], king of [[Parthia]] from [[250 BC]] and son of Phriapites, a chief of the seminomadic [[Parni]] tribe from the [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]] steppes
* [[Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus]], Roman general, statesman and brother of Publius Cornelius Scipio
* [[Manius Pomponius Matho]], Roman general, consul and maternal grandfather of [[Scipio Africanus]]
* [[Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC)|Publius Cornelius Scipio]], Roman general, consul and proconsul during the [[Second Punic War]]
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== References ==
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