Year
The world in 46 BCE
In 46 BCE the atlas holds 85 states standing across 5 regions. 2 things began that year - Battle of Thapsus and Battle of Ruspina - and 1 ended; 1 person was born and 6 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 40s BCE page, and to its century on the 1st century BCE.
What began in 46 BCE
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Thapsus · battle · 46 BCE
- Battle of Ruspina · battle · 46 BCE
What ended in 46 BCE
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Kingdom of Numidia · state · 202 – 46 BCE
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 46 BCE 1
- Musa of Parthia · politician · 46 BCE – 100 CE
Died in 46 BCE 6
- Vercingetorix · military personnel · 80 – 46 BCE
- Cato the Younger · politician · 95 – 46 BCE
- Juba I of Numidia · person · 85 – 46 BCE
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio · military leader · 99 – 46 BCE
- Faustus Cornelius Sulla · politician · 88 – 46 BCE
- Marcus Petreius · politician · 110 – 46 BCE
Standing in 46 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.
Europe12 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Julius Caesar, Roman consul since 46 BCE and Lepidus, Roman consul since 46 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Julius Caesar, Roman consul since 46 BCE and Lepidus, Roman consul since 46 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
- Tauri · 600 BCE – 100 CE
- Catuvellauni · 101 BCE – 500 CE
and 2 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa34 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Cleopatra, pharaoh since 51 BCE
- 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 Numidia · 202 – 46 BCE · Masinissa II, King of Numidia since 81 BCE and Juba I of Numidia, King of Numidia since 60 BCE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Pharnavaz II, King of Iberia since 63 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 24 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
- Wusun · 170 BCE – 450 CE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
and 7 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia13 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Yuan of Han, Emperor of China since 48 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Yuan of Han, Emperor of China since 48 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
- Jinhan confederacy · 91 BCE – 377 CE
- Byeonhan confederacy · 201 BCE – 400 CE
- Tamna · 2337 BCE – 1404 CE
and 3 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, 71 BCE – 21 BCE: every state, war and life of 46 BCE and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 46 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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