217 BC

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Centuries: 4th century BC - '''3rd century BC''' - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - '''210s BC''' - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC - '''217 BC''' - 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC ---- '''Events''' * Second Punic War: **Hannibal destroys the Roman army under consul Flaminius at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. **The Romans appoint Fabius Maximus as dictator. * Macedon sides with Carthage against Rome, starting the First Macedonian War. * Ptolemy IV defeats Antiochus III the Great, king of the Seleucid Empire in the Battle of Rafah. '''Births''' * '''Deaths''' *Gaius Flaminius, Roman consul (died in battle) de:217 v. Chr. es:217 adC eo:-217 fr:-217 it:217 AC hr:217 p.n.e. lb:-217 pl:217 p.n.e.