Decade · 199 BCE – 190 BCE
The world in the 190s BCE
From 199 BCE to 190 BCE the atlas holds 88 states standing at some time. 15 things began - Battle of Cynoscephalae, Battle of Magnesia and Roman–Seleucid war among them - and 2 ended; 11 people were born and 8 died.
What began in the 190s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Wiman Chosŏn · state · 194 – 108 BCE
- Ankhwennefer · state · 197 – 171 BCE
Wars and battles 13
- Battle of Cynoscephalae · battle · 197 BCE
- Battle of Magnesia · battle · 190 BCE
- Roman–Seleucid war · war · 192 – 188 BCE
- Battle of Thermopylae · battle · 191 BCE
- War against Nabis · war · 195 BCE
- Battle of the Eurymedon · battle · 190 BCE
- Battle of Myonessus · battle · 190 BCE
- Aetolian War · war · 191 – 189 BCE
and 5 more in the atlas.
What ended in the 190s BCE
Wars and battles 2
- Second Macedonian War · war · 200 – 197 BCE
- Fifth Syrian War · war · 202 – 195 BCE
Born and died
Born 11
- Hipparchus · astronomer · 190 – 120 BCE
- Mithridates I of Parthia · person · 195 – 132 BCE
- Emperor Qianshao of Han · monarch · 193 – 184 BCE
- Lucius Mummius Achaicus · politician · 193 – 140 BCE
- Emperor Houshao of Han · monarch · 196 – 180 BCE
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus · politician · 190 – 115 BCE
- Servius Sulpicius Galba · politician · 191 – 130 BCE
- Gaius Laelius Sapiens · politician · 190 – 148 BCE
- Lucius Postumius Albinus · politician · 199 – 154 BCE
- Lucius Valerius Flaccus · politician · 199 – 152 BCE
- Servius Fulvius Flaccus · politician · 190 – 161 BCE
Died 8
- Eratosthenes · astronomer · 276 – 194 BCE
- Emperor Gaozu of Han · ruler · 256 – 195 BCE
- Attalus I · person · 269 – 197 BCE
- Hanno II the Great · politician · 290 – 193 BCE
- Han Xin · military personnel · 231 – 196 BCE
- Marcus Livius Salinator · politician · 262 – 191 BCE
- Marcus Cornelius Cethegus · politician · 250 – 196 BCE
- Antiochus · monarch · 221 – 193 BCE
States of the 190s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 190s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 199 BCE.
Europe14 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Publius Villius Tappulus, Roman consul since 199 BCE and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, Roman consul since 199 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Publius Villius Tappulus, Roman consul since 199 BCE and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, Roman consul since 199 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Philip V of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 221 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Achaean League · 280 – 146 BCE
and 6 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa36 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE · Antiochus III the Great, Seleucid ruler since 224 BCE and Antiochus, Seleucid ruler since 210 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
and 28 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Devavarman, Mauryan Emperor since 202 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
and 9 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia15 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor of China since 202 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE · Modu Chanyu, Chanyu since 209 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE · King Jun of Gojoseon, wang since 220 BCE
- Nanyue · 207 – 111 BCE · Zhao Tuo, emperor since 207 BCE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor of China since 202 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
and 7 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown4 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Wiman Chosŏn · 194 – 108 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 219 BCE – 170 BCE: every state, war and life of the 190s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 194 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.