240s BC

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Events

  • 247 BC: Qin Shi Huang ascended the age of 13 the throne of the Chinese Qin province, later he is the first Chinese emperor.
  • End of the First Punic War ( 264 BC -241 BC) by the naval victory of the Romans in the Battle of the Ägatischen Islands. Since the Carthaginian fleet, which was based on the power of Carthage was destroyed in this battle, Carthage had to capitulate.
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