208 BC
| Centuries: | 4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC |
| Years: | 211 BC 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC |
Events
By place
Rome
- Second Punic War:
- Scipio Africanus Major defeats Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca in Spain at the Battle of Baecula. As a result, Hasdrubal crosses the Pyrenees with his remaining troops into Transalpine Gaul, intending to join Hannibal in Italy.
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus was killed in an ambush.
Asia
- Chinese general Zhang Han of the Qin Dynasty pacifies a peasant rebellion led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, then lays siege to the rebel city of Julu.
Births
Deaths
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman general (b. 268 BC, died in ambush)
- Li Si, Chinese philosopher and politician (b. 280 BC, assassinated)
Categories
208 BC