247 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
Decades:	270s BC 260s BC 250s BC – 240s BC – 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC
Years:	250 BC 249 BC 248 BC – 247 BC – 246 BC 245 BC 244 BC

247 BC by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
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Births – Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

By this stage in the Punic War, Carthage has lost to Rome all its Sicilian possessions except Lilybaeum (now Marsala) and Drepanum (now Trapani). Hamilcar Barca takes over the chief command of the Carthaginian forces in Sicily at a time when the island is almost completely in the hands of the Romans. Landing on the north-west of the island with a small mercenary force, he seizes a strong position on Mount Ercte (Monte Pellegrino, near Palermo), and not only successfully defends himself against all attacks, but also carries his raids as far as the coast of southern Italy.

Rome enters into a treaty, on equal terms, with Hiero II, the tyrant of Syracuse.

Hannibal of Carthage, distinguished Carthaginian military commander (d. c. 183 BC)