| Centuries: | 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC |
| Years: | 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC - 207 BC - 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC |
| 207 BC by topic | |
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| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 207 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 547 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2050 – -2049 |
| Berber calendar | 744 |
| Buddhist calendar | 338 |
| Burmese calendar | -844 |
| Chinese calendar | 2430/2490 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to — 2431/2491(甲年) |
| Coptic calendar | -490 – -489 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -214 – -213 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3554 – 3555 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -151 – -150 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2895 – 2896 |
| Holocene calendar | 9794 |
| Iranian calendar | 828 BP – 827 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 853 BH – 852 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2127 |
| Thai solar calendar | 337 |
Events
By place
Roman Republic
- The Roman general Gaius Claudius Nero fights an indecisive battle with the Carthaginian general Hannibal at Grumentum. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends The Mauryan Empire reaches its peak Buddhism flourishes in India. Events and trends Qin Shi Huang, the king of Qin, unifies the warring states of China into a unified state in 221 BC. Events and trends The Second Punic War began when Hannibal conquered Saguntum, then led an army through southern Gaul and across Events and trends For Ptolemy V of Egypt the priests erected the "Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V" the named Rosetta Stone. Events and trends Births Deaths Events and trends Births Deaths This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By place Roman Republic Following the death of his father Publius Cornelius Scipio, and his uncle Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Events By place Roman Republic The Romans under Fabius Maximus Cunctator capture Tarentum (modern Taranto Events By place Roman Republic The Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio defeat the Carthaginians under their commander Events By place Roman Republic In the Battle of Ilipa ( Alcalá del Río, near Seville) in Spain, the Events By place Seleucid Empire Returning via the Persian provinces of Arachosia, Drangiana, and Carmania Events By place Carthage Having lost his alliance with the Numidian chief Masinissa, the Carthaginian general The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Gaius Claudius Nero was a Roman Consul who fought in the Battle of the Metaurus (207 BC Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash The Battle of Grumentum was fought in 207 BC between Romans led by Gaius Claudius Nero, and Hannibal 's Carthaginian army Nero is unable to stop Hannibal's advance into Canusium. Canosa should not be confused with Canossa in northern Italy Canosa di Puglia (or simply Canosa; Latin: Canusium Nevertheless, he rapidly marches the elite parts of his army some one hundred kilometres north to reinforce the army of Marcus Livius Salinator. Marcus Livius Salinator (254 BC-ca 204 BC the son of Marcus (a member of the Gens Livia) was a Roman Consul who fought in both
- The Battle of the Metaurus, fought near the Metaurus River in Umbria, is a pivotal battle during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. The Battle of the Metaurus was a pivotal battle in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BC near the Metaurus River The Metauro (in Latin Metaurus or Mataurus, in Ancient greek Mètauros, Μεταυρος) is a River of Umbria is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Perugia. The Second Punic War (referred to as "The War Against Hannibal" by the Romans lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western The Carthaginians are led by Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca, and the Roman armies are led by the consuls Marcus Livius Salinator and Gaius Claudius Nero. Hasdrubal son of Hamilcar Barca, (d 207 BC short form Hasdrubal) was Hamilcar's second son and a Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War Marcus Livius Salinator (254 BC-ca 204 BC the son of Marcus (a member of the Gens Livia) was a Roman Consul who fought in both The Carthaginian army is defeated by the Romans and Hasdrubal is killed in the battle. This major loss by the Carthaginians ends Hannibal's hopes of success in Italy.
Greece
- The general leading the Achaean League, Philopoemen, introduces heavier Macedonian armour and phalanx tactics. The Achaean League (Ἀχαϊκὴ Συμμαχία or (Ἀχαϊκὴ Συμπολιτεία was a Confederation of Greek city states in Achaea Philopoemen (in Greek, Φιλοποίμην transliterated as Philopoimen) (b Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most The phalanx (Ancient Greek φάλαγξ Modern Greek φάλαγγα phālanga (plural phalanxes or phalanges (Ancient and Modern Greek φάλαγγες His army then crushes the Spartans under the Spartan regent and general, Machanidas, in the battle of Mantinea. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Machanidas (Greek Μαχανίδας was the guardian of Pelops, tyrant in Sparta from c The Battle of Mantinea was fought in 207 BC between Sparta led by Machanidas and the Achaean League, whose forces were led by Philopoemen Machanidas is killed by Philopoemen during the battle.
- Nabis, a Syrian sold into slavery, rises to power in Sparta and becomes regent of the young Spartan king, Pelops, following the death of Machanidas. This article is about the Spartan king For the Parisian artistic group see Les Nabis. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Nabis soon overthrows Pelops, claiming to be a descendent of the Eurypontid Spartan king Demaratus. Sparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. Demaratus was a king of Sparta from 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston. Nabis then starts a social revolution which will lead to the freeing of all the helots, the destruction of the ruling oligarchy, the redistribution of land and the cancelling of debts. The helots (in Classical Greek / Heílôtes) were an unfree population group that formed the Oligarchy' ( Greek, Oligarkhía) is a Form of government where Political power effectively rests with a small elite segment
Vietnam
- When king An Dương Vương dies, so does his dynasty and the Triệu Dynasty and the kingdom of Nam Việt are established. An Dương Vương ( Hán Việt: 安[[wikt 陽|陽]] 王; literally "Peaceful Sun King" is the ruling title of Thục Phán ( 蜀[[wikt The Triệu Dynasty (Nhà Triệu is the name given in Vietnam to the lineage of kings of the kingdom of Nam Việt (Nanyue which ruled over parts of Nanyue ( was an ancient kingdom that consisted of parts of the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and much of modern northern
China
- Emperor Qin Er Shi of the Qin Dynasty is assassinated by his chief eunuch Zhao Gao. Qin Er Shi (229 BC - beginning October 207 BC literally Second Emperor of Qin Dynasty, personal name Huhai, was emperor of the Qin Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China A eunuch (ˈjuːnək is a Castrated man in particular one castrated early enough to have major hormonal consequences the term usually refers to those castrated in order to Zhao Gao ( ?? &ndash 207 BC was the chief Eunuch during the Qin Dynasty of China, who played an instrumental role in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty He is replaced by his nephew Ziying, who in turn assassinates Zhao Gao. Ziying ( ( ? - end of January 206 BC was the last ruler of the Qin Dynasty of China, ruling as King of Qin (秦王 from mid-October to the beginning of December
Births
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. Hasdrubal son of Hamilcar Barca, (d 207 BC short form Hasdrubal) was Hamilcar's second son and a Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Chrysippus of Soli (c280&ndashc207 BC (Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς was Cleanthes ' pupil and the eventual successor as the head of Stoic philosophy Soli or Soloi ( Greek: Σόλοι) is an ancient Greek city in the island of Cyprus, located south-west of Morphou and on the coast Stoicism, a school of Hellenistic philosophy, was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century BC 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)
- 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
- An Dương Vương, King of Việt Nam since 257 BC
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