211 BC Chr.
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| 211 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 333/334 (southern Buddhism); 332/333 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 41st (42nd) cycle , year of the metal tiger庚寅 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Ox 己丑) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 142nd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3550/51 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DXLIII (543) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 100/101 (New Year April); Syria: 101/102 (New Year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
- Rome recaptured Capua from Hannibal in the Second Battle of Capua .
- " Hannibal ante portas " Hannibal at the gates of Rome ( Second Punic War )
- On the Iberian Peninsula , the Carthaginians under Hasdrubal Barkas manage to separate the Roman armies and to prevail in both the Battle of Castulo and the Battle of Ilorci . In the battles summarized under the name Battle of the Upper Baetis , the Scipio brothers fell .
- After great perplexity in Rome, the 25-year-old Scipio the Elder finally declares before the Senate that he is ready to avenge the deaths of his father and uncle at the head of an army .
economy
- Silver coins ( denarii ) are introduced in the Roman Republic .
Died
- Appius Claudius Pulcher , Roman politician
- Publius Cornelius Scipio , Roman general, father of Scipios the Elder
- Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus , Roman general
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