236 BC

Centuries: 4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC

Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC – 230s BC – 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC

Years: 241 BC 240 BC 239 BC 238 BC 237 BC – 236 BC – 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC

Events

• Eratosthenes is appointed by Ptolemy III Euergetes I as a head and the third librarian of the Alexandrian library.
• Hamilcar Barca of Carthage makes a military expedition to Spain.

Births

• Scipio Africanus, Roman statesman and general

Deaths