Decade · 219 BCE – 210 BCE
The world in the 210s BCE
From 219 BCE to 210 BCE the atlas holds 81 states standing at some time. 37 things began - Second Punic War, Battle of Cannae and Macedonian Wars among them - and 5 ended; 12 people were born and 16 died.
What began in the 210s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 36
- Second Punic War · war · 218 – 201 BCE
- Battle of Cannae · battle · 216 BCE
- Macedonian Wars · war · 214 – 148 BCE
- Battle of Lake Trasimene · battle · 217 BCE
- Battle of the Trebia · battle · 218 BCE
- First Macedonian War · war · 214 – 205 BCE
- Battle of Ticinus · battle · 218 BCE
- Battle of Raphia · battle · 217 BCE
and 28 more in the atlas.
Treaties 1
- Macedonian–Carthaginian Treaty · treaty · 215 BCE
What ended in the 210s BCE
Wars and battles 5
- Siege of Syracuse · battle · 214 – 212 BCE
- Social War · war · 220 – 217 BCE
- Fourth Syrian War · war · 219 – 217 BCE
- Lyttian War · war · 221 – 219 BCE
- Second Illyro-Roman War · war · 220 – 219 BCE
Born and died
Born 12
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes · ruler · 215 – 164 BCE
- Ptolemy V Epiphanes · ruler · 210 – 180 BCE
- Perseus of Macedon · military personnel · 212 – 166 BCE
- Seleucus IV Philopator · ruler · 217 – 175 BCE
- Emperor Hui of Han · ruler · 213 – 188 BCE
- Aulus Hostilius Mancinus · politician · 213 – 201 BCE
- Spurius Postumius Albinus Paullulus · politician · 217 – 201 BCE
- Gnaeus Servilius Caepio · politician · 215 – 201 BCE
- Quintus Aelius Paetus · politician · 219 – 201 BCE
- Quintus Petillius Spurinus · politician · 219 – 176 BCE
- Gaius Valerius Laevinus · politician · 219 – 201 BCE
- Marcus Junius Pennus · politician · 212 – 201 BCE
Died 16
- Archimedes · inventor · 287 – 211 BCE
- Qin Shi Huang · monarch · 259 – 210 BCE
- Apollonius of Rhodes · poet · 295 – 215 BCE
- Hiero II of Syracuse · military leader · 308 – 215 BCE
- Cleomenes III · ruler · 260 – 219 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Scipio · military leader · 255 – 211 BCE
- Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus · politician · 256 – 211 BCE
- Aratus of Sicyon · military leader · 271 – 213 BCE
- Appius Claudius Pulcher · politician · 247 – 211 BCE
- Gnaeus Servilius Geminus · politician · 257 – 216 BCE
- Hieronymus of Syracuse · politician · 231 – 214 BCE
- Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus Maximus · politician · 245 – 210 BCE
- Marcus Atilius Regulus · politician · 263 – 216 BCE
- Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga · politician · 272 – 211 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus · politician · 279 – 213 BCE
- Gaius Papirius Maso · politician · 275 – 213 BCE
States of the 210s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 210s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 219 BCE.
Europe14 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul since 219 BCE and Marcus Livius Salinator, Roman consul since 219 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul since 219 BCE and Marcus Livius Salinator, Roman consul since 219 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Philip V of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 221 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- 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 Africa33 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
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
and 25 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia15 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Samprati, Mauryan Emperor since 224 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 BCE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
and 7 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia13 states
- Qin dynasty · 221 – 206 BCE · Qin Shi Huang, Emperor of China since 221 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE · King Jun of Gojoseon, wang since 220 BCE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Qin Shi Huang, Emperor of China since 221 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
- Jin (Korean state) · 301 – 108 BCE
- Âu Lạc · 257 – 207 BCE · An Dương Vương, King of Âu Lạc since 257 BCE
- Tamna · 2337 BCE – 1404 CE
and 5 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, 239 BCE – 190 BCE: every state, war and life of the 210s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 214 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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