Decade · 209 BCE – 200 BCE
The world in the 200s BCE
From 209 BCE to 200 BCE the atlas holds 93 states standing at some time. 35 things began - Han dynasty, Kingdom of Numidia and Battle of Zama among them - and 7 ended; 11 people were born and 31 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 200s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 7
- Han dynasty · state · 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Kingdom of Numidia · state · 202 – 46 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · state · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Nanyue · state · 207 – 111 BCE
- Xianbei · state · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Chu–Han Contention · state · 206 – 202 BCE
- Eighteen Kingdoms · state · 208 – 204 BCE
Wars and battles 26
- Battle of Zama · battle · 202 BCE
- Second Macedonian War · war · 200 – 197 BCE
- Battle of the Metaurus · battle · 207 BCE
- Battle of Ilipa · battle · 206 BCE
- Battle of Baecula · battle · 208 BCE
- Battle of New Carthage · battle · 209 BCE
- Cretan War · war · 205 – 200 BCE
- Battle of Canusium · battle · 209 BCE
and 18 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Great Theban Revolt · unrest · 206 – 186 BCE
Treaties 1
- Treaty of Phoenice · treaty · 205 BCE
What ended in the 200s BCE
States 4
- Qin dynasty · state · 221 – 206 BCE
- Âu Lạc · state · 257 – 207 BCE
- Chu–Han Contention · state · 206 – 202 BCE
- Eighteen Kingdoms · state · 208 – 204 BCE
Wars and battles 3
- Second Punic War · war · 218 – 201 BCE
- First Macedonian War · war · 214 – 205 BCE
- Cretan War · war · 205 – 200 BCE
Born and died
Born 11
- Polybius · writer · 200 – 129 BCE
- Cleopatra I Syra · person · 204 – 177 BCE
- Zhang Qian · explorer · 200 – 114 BCE
- Emperor Wen of Han · ruler · 203 – 157 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum · politician · 205 – 141 BCE
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus · politician · 208 – 148 BCE
- Gnaeus Octavius · politician · 209 – 162 BCE
- Marcus Valerius Messalla · politician · 204 – 201 BCE
- Titus Manlius Torquatus · politician · 208 – 133 BCE
- Hyspaosines · ruler · 209 – 124 BCE
- Quintus Cassius Longinus · politician · 207 – 164 BCE
Died 31
- Ptolemy IV Philopator · ruler · 244 – 204 BCE
- Arsinoe III · monarch · 244 – 204 BCE
- Xiang Yu · politician · 232 – 202 BCE
- Qin Er Shi · ruler · 230 – 207 BCE
- Hasdrubal Barca · military leader · 245 – 207 BCE
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus · military leader · 270 – 208 BCE
- Mago Barca · military leader · 243 – 203 BCE
- Quintus Fabius Pictor · politician · 254 – 201 BCE
- Syphax · person · 250 – 202 BCE
- Ziying of Qin · person · 239 – 206 BCE
- Maharbal · military officer · 245 – 202 BCE
- Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus · politician · 220 – 201 BCE
- Gnaeus Manlius Vulso · politician · 227 – 201 BCE
- Marcus Valerius Laevinus · politician · 260 – 200 BCE
- Quintus Fulvius Flaccus · politician · 270 – 201 BCE
- Sextus Aelius Paetus Catus · politician · 235 – 201 BCE
and 15 more in the atlas.
States of the 200s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 200s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 209 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Roman consul since 209 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Roman consul since 209 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Philip V of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 221 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa35 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Arsinoe III, pharaoh since 216 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 27 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Salisuka, Mauryan Emperor since 215 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 Asia20 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Qin dynasty · 221 – 206 BCE · Qin Er Shi, Chinese sovereign since 210 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
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Qin Er Shi, Emperor of China since 210 BCE
and 12 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
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 229 BCE – 180 BCE: every state, war and life of the 200s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 204 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.