•
200 BC:
Battle of Panium:
Antiochus III of the
Seleucid Empire defeats
Ptolemy V of
Egypt. • c.
200 BC: In ancient Philippines, the archipelago's indigenous people began to increase their contact with other nations in Southeast and East Asia, resulting in the establishment of fragmented city-states-like polities formed by complex sociopolitical units known as barangay or
barangay states.
190s BC , a trilingual decree recording the 196 BC coronation of
Ptolemy V at
Memphis in Egypt. •
198 BC:
Fifth Syrian War: Antiochus III takes control of
Coele Syria and
Judea. • (November 12): Antiochus issues a decree requiring registration of all Egyptians taken slave during the war (
somata Aigyptia) for census purposes. •
197 BC: (June)
Flamininus defeats
Philip V, king of
Antigonid Macedonia at the
Battle of Cynoscephalae, ending the
Second Macedonian War. •
196 BC: • (March 27) Upon reaching the age of 14,
Ptolemy V Epiphanes is crowned as the
King of Egypt at
Memphis. The decree made in conjunction with the coronation, dated the first day of the Egyptian month of Pharmouthi, is written in the
Egyptian language in both
hieroglyphics and in
demotic script, as well as in
Greek on the
Rosetta Stone, providing the key to deciphering the hieroglyphics almost 20 centuries later. •
Lampsacus and
Smyrna appeal to Rome for protection against
Antiochus III's expansion into western
Asia Minor and
Thrace. •
Empress Lü's execution of
Han Xin leads to the
Ying Bu rebellion. •
195 BC: • (June 1) In China,
Emperor Gaozu of Han dies and is succeeded by his 15-year-old son
Prince Liu Ying. As the second
Han dynasty ruler, Liu Ying is given the regnal name of Emperor Hui and reigns until his death in 188 BC at the age of 22. However, the true power resides with his mother, the
Empress Lü Zhi, who serves as the Regent as widow of Gaozu. • The
War against Nabis marks the end of
Spartan power in Greece. •
194 BC: • (April 4) The first
Games of Megalesia and a festival are held in Rome after games were promised in honor of
Cybele following Rome's triumph over Carthage in the
Punic Wars. The festival and games last seven full days, closing on April 10. •
Wiman of Gojoseon establishes
Wiman Joseon in Korea. •
192 BC: • The
Yue Kingdom of Eastern Ou established in
Zhejiang with
Chinese support. • (February) Antiochus, the son of Antiochus III and co-regent for the Seleucid throne since 209 BC, dies; according to cuneiform tablets, news reaches Babylon sometime during the month of Addara after April 8. • (November) Antiochus III leads an army into Greece to challenge Roman control, at the invitation of the
Aetolians, starting the
Roman-Syrian War. •
191 BC: (April 24)
Battle of Thermopylae:
Manius Acilius Glabrio drives Antiochus III out of Greece. •
190 BC: (December or January 189 BC)
Battle of Magnesia:
Rome and
Pergamon drive
Antiochus III out of
Asia Minor.
180s BC , Shaanxi of King
Pushyamitra Shunga (185-149 BC), founder of the
Shunga dynasty. •
189 BC:
Galatian War:
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso and
Pergamon defeat the
Galatians. •
188 BC: (September 26)
Prince Liu Gong, the five-year old younger brother of Emperor Hui becomes the third
Han dynasty Emperor of China upon his brother's death, taking the regnal name of Emperor Qianshao. Because of his minority, his grandmother, Empress Lü continues as the actual ruler and serves as the regent. •
187 BC: (July 3) Seleucid king Antiochus III dies at the age of 53 and is succeeded by his son
Seleucus IV Philopator. •
186 BC: Ptolemy V defeats
Ankhwennefer and regains control of
Upper Egypt. •
185 BC:
Pushyamitra Shunga assassinates the last
Maurya emperor, founding the
Shunga dynasty. •
184 BC: (June 15)
Emperor Qianshao of Han, the 11-year old nominal ruler of China, is removed, imprisoned and then put to death on order of his grandmother, Empress Lü.
Prince Liu Hong, the brother of Qianshao, is installed by the regent as the new Emperor, under the name of Emperor Houshao. •
183 BC:
Zhao Tuo of
Nanyue declares himself Emperor and attacks
China. •
180 BC: (November 14)
Lü Clan Disturbance: with the death of
Empress Lü of China, the nominal
Houshao is killed along with the rest of the Lü Clan. Another son of Gaozu, the first Han emperor,
Prince Liu Heng, becomes the fifth Han emperor and takes the name of Emperor Wen.
170s BC •
179 BC: •
Zhao Tuo of
Nanyue makes peace with Han China. • Upon the death of Philip V,
Perseus becomes king of Antigonid Macedon. •
178 BC:
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus ends the
First Celtiberian War. •
176 BC: The
Xiongnu defeat the
Yuezhi, who subsequently emigrate from
Gansu to the
Qilian Mountains and the
Ili valley. •
175 BC: (September 3) Upon the assassination of Seleucus IV Philopator, his brother
Antiochus IV Epiphanes takes possession of the Seleucid throne. •
171 BC: At the prompting of the Attalid king Eumenes II, the Romans declare war on Perseus, beginning the
Third Macedonian War.
160s BC ruled
Egypt in co-operation and competition with her brothers
Ptolemy VI and
VIII for most of the century. •
168 BC: • Third Macedonian War:
Roman victory in the
Battle of Pydna leads to the dissolution of the Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon. •
Sixth Syrian War:
Antiochus IV of the Seleucid empire invades Ptolemaic Egypt, but is forced to turn back by
Gaius Popillius Laenas at the Day of Eleusis. •
167 BC:
Mithradates I of Parthia takes
Margiana and
Aria from the
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. •
164 BC • 25
Kislev:
Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the
Hasmonean family, restores the
Temple in Jerusalem (
Hanukkah,
Maccabean Revolt). •
Ptolemy VIII drives his brother
Ptolemy VI out of
Alexandria. He flees to Rome. •
Antiochus IV dies on campaign, leaving the Seleucid empire to his nine-year-old son,
Antiochus V. •
163 BC: • (May 20) Chinese mathematicians observe and record the passage of the
Halley's Comet. • Ptolemy VI regains Alexandria. Ptolemy VIII takes
Cyrenaica. •
Timarchus rebels against the Seleucid empire and seizes control of
Media and
Babylonia. •
161 BC: •
Battle of Vijithapura:
Dutthagamani defeats the
Tamil King
Ellalan. •
Demetrius I Soter seizes the
Seleucid throne, beginning a succession war that would consume the Seleucid realm for almost a century. •
160 BC: The
Wusun drive the
Yuezhi out of the
Ili valley.
150s BC whose principality was at the heart of the
Rebellion of the Seven States •
158 BC: The
Xiongnu attack northern China. •
157 BC: (July 6)
Emperor Wen of Han dies and is succeeded by his son
Prince Liu Qi who takes the regnal name of the Emperor Jing. •
155 BC: The
Lusitanians begin the
Lusitanian War against
Rome. •
154 BC • The
Celtiberians of
Numantia begin the
Numantine War against
Rome. •
Liu Pi leads the
Rebellion of the Seven States against
Emperor Jing of
Han China and is defeated. •
152 BC:
Alexander Balas starts a revolt against
Demetrius I Soter with the support of
Jonathan Maccabaeus 140s BC •
148 BC: •
Mithradates I of Parthia takes
Ecbatana from the
Seleucids. •
Rome conquers
Macedonia (
Fourth Macedonian War). •
147 BC:
Hasmonean victories restore autonomy to
Judea. •
146 BC:
Rome destroys and razes the city of
Carthage (
Third Punic War) and destroys the
Achaean League and razes
Corinth (
Achaean War). •
145 BC: •
Battle of Antioch:
Alexander Balas of the
Seleucid empire loses his throne and
Ptolemy VI of
Egypt loses his life. •
Ptolemy VIII takes control of
Alexandria. • Greco-Bactrian city of
Ai-Khanoum is sacked (possibly by the
Yuezhi). •
141 BC (March 9):
Emperor Jing of Han dies and is succeeded by his son
Prince Liu Che, who is enthroned as the Emperor Wu and begins a 54-year reign. The new emperor's attempts at reform are immediately stymied by
his grandmother.
130s BC was probably the most powerful man in the world at the end of the century •
139 BC: • The assassination of
Viriathus marks the end of the
Lusitanian War. •
Mithradates I of Parthia defeats the
Seleucid king
Demetrius II Nicator and captures
Babylonia. •
138 BC:
Minyue's invasion of Eastern Ou sparks off the
Han campaigns against Minyue •
135 BC •
Minyue's invasion of
Nanyue leads to
conquest of its western half by
China. The eastern half survives as Dongyue. •
Eunus begins the
First Servile War. •
133 BC: •
Attalus III of
Pergamon dies, bequeathing his kingdom to the
Roman Republic. •
Emperor Wu sets
an ambush for the
Xiongnu, beginning the
Han–Xiongnu War • Assassination of
Tiberius Gracchus. •
Scipio Aemilianus wins the
Siege of Numantia and conquers the
Celtiberians. •
132 BC: Rioting on the streets of
Alexandria leads to civil war between
Ptolemy VIII and
Cleopatra II. •
130 BC: • Greek astronomer
Hipparchus continues lifelong studies, becoming the first to calculate the precession of moon and sun and to create a sizable catalog of stars. •
Heliocles I, the last Greek king of Bactria, dies.
120s BC of
Mithridates II of
Parthia, wearing a bejeweled
tiara. •
129 BC:
Battle of Ecbatana:
Antiochus VII Sidetes of the
Seleucid empire attempt to reclaim the
Iranian Plateau from
Parthia ends in failure. •
127 BC:
Hyspaosines of
Characene takes control of
Babylonia. •
126 BC:
Ptolemy VIII regains control of
Alexandria. •
125 BC:
Zhang Qian returns to China after a protracted journey through the west. •
124 BC:
Artabanus II of Parthia is killed in battle with the
Yuezhi and succeeded by his son
Mithridates II •
122 BC:
Mithradates II of Parthia regains control of
Babylonia and
Characene •
121 BC: Assassination of
Gaius Gracchus 110s BC •
116 BC: (June 28)
Ptolemy VIII of Egypt dies and is succeeded by his wife
Cleopatra III and son
Ptolemy IX Soter. •
113 BC: The
Cimbri and
Teutones arrive on the banks of the
Danube in
Noricum, clashing with Roman allies, beginning the
Cimbrian War. •
112 BC:
Jugurtha of
Numidia's elimination of his co-regents sparks the
Jugurthine War with
Rome. •
111 BC: A power struggle in
Nam Viet leads to its
conquest by
China, ending the
Triệu dynasty and beginning the
First Chinese domination of Vietnam.
100s BC •
109 BC:
China conquers Dian. •
109 BC: King
Ugeo of Gojoseon kills a
Chinese envoy, sparking the
Gojoseon–Han War. •
108 BC:
Chinese troops destroy
Wanggeom seong, capital of
Wiman Joseon, establishing the
Four Commanderies of Han to govern the northern part of
Korea. •
107 BC:
Gaius Marius attains his first
consulship. •
106 BC: Gaius Marius and
Sulla bring an end to the
Jugurthine War. •
105 BC:
Battle of Arausio:
Cimbri and
Teutones annihilate a Roman army. •
104 –
101 BC:
War of the Heavenly Horses,
China defeats
Dayuan at great cost. •
104 BC: A mass-
manumission leads to the
Second Servile War in
Sicily •
102 BC: Gaius Marius defeats the
Teutones at the
Battle of Aquae Sextiae •
101 BC: Gaius Marius defeats the
Cimbri at the
Battle of Vercellae, ending the
Cimbrian War. ==Significant people==