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 Major, Roman statesman and general

Deaths