Editing 237 BC

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Year '''237 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 Caudinus and Flaccus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 517 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 237 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 ===
==== Carthage ====
* [[Hamilcar Barca]]'s success in defeating the rebels results in a growth in his strength as leader of [[Carthage]]'s popular party and support for his proposed invasion of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. However, as spokesman for the [[landed nobility]], [[Hanno the Great|Hanno]] opposes the policy of foreign conquest pursued by Hamilcar Barca.
* Nevertheless, Hamilcar Barca leads a Carthaginian army in an invasion of the Iberian Peninsula with the aim of building a base from which war with [[Roman Republic|Rome]] can be renewed. By skillful generalship and able diplomacy, Hamilcar extends Carthaginian dominion over many Spanish tribes.

==== China ====
* [[Lü Buwei]] is deposed as the Prime Minister of [[Qin (state)|Qin]].
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== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[Xun Zi]], [[Confucianism|Confucian]] philosopher who has contributed to one of the [[Hundred Schools of Thought]] (b. c. [[310 BC]])
* [[Istolatios]], warlord of the [[Turdetani]] ([[Iberian Peninsula]]), crucified by [[Hamilcar Barca]] (father of [[Hannibal]])

== References ==
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