Year
The world in 202 BCE
In 202 BCE the atlas holds 84 states standing across 5 regions. 4 things began that year - Kingdom of Numidia, Battle of Zama and Battle of Gaixia among them - and 1 ended; 0 people were born and 5 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 200s BCE page, and to its century on the 3rd century BCE.
What began in 202 BCE
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Kingdom of Numidia · state · 202 – 46 BCE
Wars and battles 3
- Battle of Zama · battle · 202 BCE
- Battle of Gaixia · battle · 202 BCE
- Fifth Syrian War · war · 202 – 195 BCE
What ended in 202 BCE
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Chu–Han Contention · state · 206 – 202 BCE
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Died in 202 BCE 5
- Xiang Yu · politician · 232 – 202 BCE
- Syphax · person · 250 – 202 BCE
- Maharbal · military officer · 245 – 202 BCE
- Titus Manlius Torquatus · politician · 279 – 202 BCE
- Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus · politician · 273 – 202 BCE
Standing in 202 BCE
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe14 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Marcus Servilius Pulex Geminus, Roman consul since 202 BCE and Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman consul since 202 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Marcus Servilius Pulex Geminus, Roman consul since 202 BCE and Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman consul since 202 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
- Antigonid dynasty · 306 – 168 BCE · Philip V of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 221 BCE
- Aetolian League · 401 – 188 BCE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa35 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
- Kingdom of Numidia · 202 – 46 BCE · Masinissa, King of Numidia since 202 BCE
- Bithynia · 297 – 74 BCE · Prusias I of Bithynia, King of Bithynia since 228 BCE
and 25 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia15 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Salisuka, Mauryan Emperor since 215 BCE and Devavarman, Mauryan Emperor since 202 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
- Anuradhapura kingdom · 377 BCE – 1017 CE · Ellalan, King of Anuradhapura since 205 BCE
- Mahameghavahana dynasty · 250 BCE – 500 CE
and 5 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia14 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
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor of China since 202 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
- Jin (Korean state) · 301 – 108 BCE
- Tamna · 2337 BCE – 1404 CE
- Chu–Han Contention · 206 – 202 BCE
and 4 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, 227 BCE – 177 BCE: every state, war and life of 202 BCE and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 202 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.