239 BC Chr.
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 Diodotus II succeeds Diodotus I as king of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom . |
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| 239 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 305/306 (southern Buddhism); 304/305 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the water dog壬戌 ( at the beginning of the year metal rooster辛酉) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 135th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3522/23 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DXV (515) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 72/73 (turn of the year April); Syria: 73/74 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
- The Carthaginians ask the Romans for support against the insurgent mercenaries. Rome merely agrees to allow Carthage to advertise in Italy; a Roman attempt at mediation is rejected by the rebels.
- Demetrios II , the son of Antigonus II Gonatas , becomes king of Macedonia after his death .
- Diodotus II succeeds Diodotus I as king of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom .
- Foundation of the Latin colony of Valentia.
Culture
- August 11 : According to the epilogue, the records for the philosophical work Lüshi chunqiu ( Spring and Autumn of Lü Buwei ) by the Chinese politician and poet Lü Buwei are complete.
Born
- Quintus Ennius , Roman writer and poet († 169 BC )
Died
- Antigonus II Gonatas , king of Macedon (* around 319 BC )
- Diodotos I , King of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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