Century
2nd century BCE
The years 200 – 101 BCE. The atlas records 322 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 200 – 101 BCE
- 322 events
- 15 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 149 – 146 BCEThird Punic WarWar · North Africa
- 149 – 146 BCESiege of CarthageSiege · North Africa
- 111 – 105 BCEJugurthine WarWar · North Africa
- 134 – 44 BCECrisis of the Roman RepublicPolitical · Europe
- 167 – 160 BCEMaccabean RevoltRebellion · Middle East
- 113 – 101 BCECimbrian WarWar
- 190 BCEBattle of MagnesiaBattle · Middle East
- 22 June 168 BCEBattle of PydnaBattle · Europe
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
Europe
Central Asia
South Asia
- Battle of Vijithapura161 BCE · Battle161 BCE
- Beminitiya Seya103 – 89 BCE · Natural disaster103 – 89 BCE
- Fall of Maurya empire185 BCE · Collapse185 BCE
- Construction of Ajanta Caves2nd century BCE · Construction2nd century BCE
- Founding of Indo-Greek Kingdoms180 BCE · Founding180 BCE
- Fall of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom125 BCE · Collapse125 BCE
East Asia
- Han–Xiongnu Wars139 BCE – 89 CE · War139 BCE – 89 CE
- Battle of Baideng200 BCE · Battle200 BCE
- Rebellion of the Seven States154 BCE · Rebellion154 BCE
- Battle of MayiJune 133 BCE · BattleJune 133 BCE
- 186 BCE Gansu earthquake22 February 186 BCE · Natural disaster22 February 186 BCE
- Han conquest of Gojoseon109 – 108 BCE · War109 – 108 BCE
Southeast Asia
- Fall of Nanyue111 BCE · Collapse111 BCE
- Founding of Pyu city-states2nd century BCE · Founding2nd century BCE
- Fall of Âu Lạc179 BCE · Collapse179 BCE
- Han places the southern commanderies under a circuit seated at Luy Lâu106 BCE · Political106 BCE
- Hàng Gòn megalithic tomb built2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE · Construction2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE
- Jar-burial ground at Giồng Cá Vồ2nd century BCE · Event2nd century BCE
South America
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.North Africa
Ancient Carthage814 – 146 BCE
Ptolemaic Kingdom305 – 30 BCE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Middle East
Seleucid Empire312 – 63 BCE
Parthian Empire247 BCE – 224 CE
Europe
Roman Republic509 – 27 BCE
Central Asia
Xiongnu3rd century BCE – 5th century CE
South Asia
Maurya empire322 – 185 BCE
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Satavahana dynasty230 BCE – 220 CE
East Asia
Han dynasty206 BCE – 220 CE
Southeast Asia
Nanyue207 – 111 BCE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylonc. 600 BCE · Babylon, Iraqc. 600 BCE
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesusc. 550 BCE · Selçuk, Turkeyc. 550 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colossus of Rhodesc. 292 – 280 BCE · Rhodes, Greecec. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympiac. 435 BCE · Olympia, Greecec. 435 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Maritime Silk RoadOpenedc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)Openedc. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via EgnatiaOpenedc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk RoadOpenedc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Roman grain supplyOpenedc. 123 BCE – 439 CE · by sea and riverc. 123 BCE – 439 CE
- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Steppe Routec. 2000 BCE – 600 CE · by landc. 2000 BCE – 600 CE
- King's Highwayc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Incense Routec. 700 BCE – 200 CE · by land and seac. 700 BCE – 200 CE
- Tin route through Gaulc. 600 BCE – 51 BCE · by land and seac. 600 BCE – 51 BCE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these years- HinduismReached Pratishthana (c. 200 BCE), Kashmir (Srinagar) (c. 200 BCE) and Saurashtra (Prabhasa) (c. 200 BCE)
- JudaismReached Rome (c. 139 BCE)
- ZoroastrianismReached Mesopotamia (Ctesiphon) (c. 141 BCE)
- JainismReached Tamil country (Madurai) (c. 200 BCE), Kalinga (Udayagiri and Khandagiri) (c. 150 BCE) and Mathura (c. 150 BCE)
- BuddhismReached Andhra (Amaravati) (c. 200 BCE)
- ConfucianismReached Chang'an (200 BCE), Luoyang (c. 136 BCE) and Jiaozhi (Luy Lâu) (111 BCE)
Great people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- 247 – c. 183 BCEHannibalCarthaginian general; crossed the Alps, victory at CannaeMilitary Commanders
- 236 – 183 BCEScipio AfricanusRoman general; defeated Hannibal at Zama (202 BCE)Military Commanders
- 156 – 87 BCEEmperor Wu of HanHan emperor 141–87 BCE; Silk Road, Confucian stateChinese Emperors & Sages
