207 BC - Deaths

Deaths

  • Hasdrubal Barca, Carthaginian general who has unsuccessfully attempted to sustain Carthage's military ascendancy on the Spanish peninsula in the face of Roman attacks
  • Chrysippus, Greek philosopher from Soloi who was the principal systematiser of Stoic philosophy (b. c. 280 BC)
  • Machanidas, Spartan general and regent (killed in the battle of Mantinea)
  • Qin Er Shi, Emperor of the Qin Dynasty of China (assassinated) (b. 229 BC)
  • Zhao Gao, Chief eunuch in the service of the Emperors of the Qin Dynasty of China (assassinated)
  • Simuka, Indian king from 230 BC and the founder of the Satavahana dynasty (b. 230 BC)
  • An Dương Vương, King of Việt Nam since 257 BC

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