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Year '''229 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 Albinus and Centumalus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 525 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 229 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 ===

==== Anatolia ====
* [[Attalus I|Attalus I of Pergamon]] wins the [[Battle of the Harpasus]] in western Anatolia.

==== Illyria ====
* The [[First Illyrian War]] started when the [[Roman Senate]] dispatched an army under the command of the [[consul]]s [[Lucius Postumius Albinus (consul 234 BC)|Lucius Postumius Albinus]] and Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus to [[Illyria]]. [[Roman Republic|Rome]] forced the withdrawal of Illyrian garrisons in the Greek cities of [[Epidamnus]], [[Apollonia, Illyria|Apollonia]], [[Corcyra]] and [[Hvar|Pharos]] and establishes a protectorate over these Greek towns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appian, Illyrian Wars, CHAPTER II, section 7 |url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=App.+Ill.+2.7&redirect=true |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>
* The Illyrian tribe of the Ardiaei is subdued by the Romans.
* The King of [[Macedon]]ia, [[Demetrius II of Macedon|Demetrius II]], dies. His nephew, [[Antigonus III Doson|Antigonus III]] comes to the Macedonian throne as regent for his half-cousin and the future king [[Philip V of Macedon|Philip V]], who is only ten years old.
* Concerned at Rome's expansion, Antigonus III pursues a policy of befriending the Illyrians, even though the Greeks in the region support Rome in quelling the Illyrian pirates.
* The involvement of Rome in Illyria led to the establishment of friendly relations between Rome and the enemies of Macedonia: the [[Aetolian League]] and [[Achaean League]], which approve the suppression of Illyrian piracy.
* [[Aratus of Sicyon]] brings [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] into the Achaean League and then helps liberate [[Athens]]. This brings Aratus into conflict with [[Sparta]].

==== China ====
* The [[state of Qin|Qin]] general [[Wang Jian (Qin)|Wang Jian]] launches a three-pronged invasion of the [[state of Zhao]] but is hindered by the Zhao general [[Li Mu]].
* The Zhao Prime Minister Guo Kai, influenced by the machinations of Qin, executes Li Mu. 
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== Births ==
* [[Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus]], Roman [[Roman consul|consul]] and general (d. [[160 BC]])
* [[Qin Er Shi]], Chinese emperor of the [[Qin dynasty|Qin Dynasty]] (d. [[207 BC]])
* [[Titus Quinctius Flaminius]], Roman consul and general (d. [[174 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Demetrius II of Macedon|Demetrius II]], Macedonian king from [[239 BC]] (b. c. [[276 BC]])
* [[Li Mu]], Chinese general of the [[Zhao (state)|Zhao State]] ([[Warring States period|Warring States Period]])
* [[Margos]] of [[Keryneia, Greece|Keryneia]], Greek general of the [[Achaean League]]

== References ==
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