Decade · 29 BCE – 20 BCE
The world in the 20s BCE
From 29 BCE to 20 BCE the atlas holds 84 states standing at some time. 2 things began - Roman Empire and Cantabrian Wars - and 3 ended; 7 people were born and 10 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 20s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Roman Empire · state · 27 BCE – 395 CE
Wars and battles 1
- Cantabrian Wars · war · 29 – 19 BCE
What ended in the 20s BCE
States 3
- Roman Republic · state · 509 – 27 BCE
- Galatia · state · 279 – 26 BCE
- Kanva dynasty · state · 70 – 25 BCE
Born and died
Born 7
- Phaedrus · poet · 21 BCE – 50 CE
- Gaius Caesar · politician · 20 BCE – 4 CE
- Emperor Ai of Han · ruler · 24 – 1 BCE
- Philip the Tetrarch · ruler · 20 BCE – 34 CE
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus · politician · 29 BCE – 33 CE
- Lucius Arruntius · politician · 27 BCE – 37 CE
- Lucius Nonius Asprenas · politician · 28 BCE – 50 CE
Died 10
- Diodorus Siculus · scientist · 90 – 20 BCE
- Marcus Terentius Varro · philosopher · 116 – 27 BCE
- Cornelius Nepos · poet · 100 – 25 BCE
- Marcellus · politician · 42 – 23 BCE
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus · politician · 119 – 26 BCE
- Aulus Terentius Varro Murena · politician · 56 – 24 BCE
- Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene · person · 59 – 20 BCE
- Gaius Antistius Vetus · politician · 65 – 24 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Cinna · politician · 77 – 21 BCE
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus · politician · 79 – 22 BCE
States of the 20s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 20s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 29 BCE.
Europe13 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Dynamis, King of the Bosporus since 44 BCE and Asander, King of the Bosporus since 44 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
and 5 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa31 states
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Mirian II, King of Iberia since 30 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 23 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Greek Kingdom · 180 BCE – 10 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kanva dynasty · 70 – 25 BCE
and 9 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia14 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Cheng of Han, Emperor of China since 33 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, wang since 37 BCE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Cheng of Han, Emperor of China since 33 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
and 6 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown6 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · 108 BCE – 450 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 49 BCE – 0: every state, war and life of the 20s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 24 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.