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Year '''224 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 Torquatus and Flaccus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 530 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 224 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 ===
==== Greece ====
* After the [[Sparta]]n King [[Cleomenes III]] takes on Pellene, [[Phlius]] and [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]], [[Aratus of Sicyon]] is forced to call upon King [[Antigonus III Doson|Antigonus III]] of [[Macedon]]ia for assistance. Antigonus III's forces fail to pierce Cleomenes' lines near [[Corinth]], but a revolt against Cleomenes at [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] put the Spartans on the defensive.

==== Roman Republic ====
* The [[Roman Republic|Romans]], led by [[Consul]]s [[Gaius Atilius Regulus (consul 225 BC)|Gaius Atilius Regulus]] and [[Lucius Aemilius Papus]], decisively defeat the coalition of [[Cisalpine Gaul|Cisalpine Gallic]] tribes at the [[Battle of Telamon]] thus extending Roman influence over northern [[Italy]]. On the Roman side Gaius Atilius Regulus, commander of the [[Roman cavalry]], is killed in the battle. On the Gallic side, one of the leaders, Concolitanus, is captured in battle, while the leader of the [[Gaesatae]], [[Aneroëstes]], kills himself when the battle is lost.

==== China ====
* [[Qin (state)|Qin]] begins the invasion of [[Chu (state)|Chu]]. Initially, the Qin generals [[Li Xin (Qin)|Li Xin]] and [[Meng Tian]] capture several cities and defeat the Chu army. 
* The Qin Prime Minister [[Lord Changping]], who was born in Chu, incites a Chu rebellion against the Qin invaders. He and the Chu general Xiang Yan then surprise and defeat the Qin army led by Li Xin and Meng Tian in the Battle of Chengfu.
* Taking command of the Qin war effort, [[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]] twice defeats Xiang Yan and captures [[Fuchu]], the king of Chu, as well as the Chu capital Chen and the city of Pingyu.
* Xiang Yan retreats his forces south of the [[Huai River]] and makes Lord Changping the new king of Chu.<ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: The First Emperor, Section: Wang Jian, Section: Meng Tian.}}</ref>
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== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[Agiatis]], Spartan queen
* [[Aneroëstes]], leader of the Gallic [[Gaesatae]] (suicide)
* [[Dasharatha Maurya|Dasharatha]], Mauryan emperor (approximate date)

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