201 BC

Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC - 201 BC - 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC Events Philip V of Macedon is defeated at sea by the Egyptians, Rhodians, and Pergamese in the Battle of Chios. In Rome, according to Livy, land was distributed to veterans of the Second Punic War, in the first instance of a practice that later became commonplace. Construction of Nanchang started.

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Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Land of Valencia, Spain, a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 319,380, estimated as of 2005, of the entire urban area, 427,217. Population of the metropolitan area (including satellite towns) was 711,215 as of 2005 estimates, ranking as ...

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• Alicante - Population
• Alicante - History
• Alicante - Famous citizens

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This article is about the Han Dynasty strategist. For the Yellow Turban general, see Zhang Liang (Yellow Turban). Zhang Liang (張良, d. 189 BC) (meaning Zhang who is of good conscience), courtesy name Zifang (子房), was a descendant from a noble family of State of Han during the Warring States Period. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all officials of the State of Han (韩). Zhang Liang had once planned an assassination against Qin Shi Huang but the employed assassin mistakenly destroyed the d ...

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• Zhang Liang - The assassination attempt against Qin Shi Huang
• Zhang Liang - Meeting Liu Bang and divided loyalties between serving him and restablishing Hán
• Zhang Liang - Death of Hán Cheng and Zhang's subsequent permanent allegiance to Liu
• Zhang Liang - Contributions to Liu Bang during Chu Han Contention
• Zhang Liang - Contributions after the establishment of Han Dynasty
• Zhang Liang - Impact on Chinese history

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC Years: 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC - 197 BC - 196 BC 195 BC 194 BC 193 BC 192 BC Events Roman Spain is divided into two provinces. Battle of Cynoscephalae: The Romans under Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeat Philip V, Antigonid dynasty starts decline.

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Carthage (from the Phoenician Qart-Hadasht "New City" (written without vowels as QRT HDŠT قرت-حدش or קרת חדשת), was an ancient city in North Africa located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis, across from the center of modern Tunis in Tunisia. It remains a popular tourist attraction. Carthage - Founding of Carthage. In approximately 814 BC, Carthage was founded by Phoenician settlers from the city of Tyre, bringing with them the city-god Melqart. Traditionally, the city was founded ...

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• Carthage - Founding of Carthage
• Carthage - Life in Carthage
• Carthage - Carthaginian Commerce
• Carthage - Carthaginian Government
• Carthage - Carthaginian Religious Practices
• Carthage - Conflict with the Greeks and Romans
• Carthage - First Sicilian War
• Carthage - Second Sicilian War
• Carthage - Third Sicilian War
• Carthage - Pyrrhus of Epirus
• Carthage - The Messanan Crisis
• Carthage - The Punic Wars
• Carthage - Roman Carthage
• Carthage - Carthage in fiction

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 211 BC 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC - 206 BC - 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC Events Second Punic War: Scipio Africanus Major destroyed the combined Carthaginian army of Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisco in the Battle of Ilipa, thus ending Carthaginian hold in Spain. Mago evacuates the remaining Ca ...

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Centuries: 2nd century BC - 3rd century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC Years: 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC - 202 BC - 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC Events October 19 - In an epic showdown between the two greatest generals of their age, Scipio Africanus Major defeats Hannibal in the Battle of Zama. On Hannibal's advice, Carthage sues for peace, ending the Second Punic War. Carthage is reduced to a client state.

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC - 200 BC - 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC 195 BC Events Rome declares war upon Philip V, king of Macedon. Second Macedonian War begins. Roman forces defeat the Gauls of Cisalpine Gaul at Cremona Hannibal becomes Chief Magistrate of Carthage. The Bacchanalia ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC Years: 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC - 198 BC - 197 BC 196 BC 195 BC 194 BC 193 BC Events Battle of Panium Antiochus III the Great secures the conquest of Coele-Syria and Judea from Egypt with this victory Battle of the Aous Roman forces under Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeat the Macedonians under Philip V Abdera becomes a free city under Roman rule.

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC - 203 BC - 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC Events Second Punic War: Scipio's surprise night attack destroyed the first Carthaginian army under Hasdrubal Gisco and Syphax The Romans under Scipio again defeat the second Carthaginian army of Hasdrubal Gisco and Sy ...

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 210 BC 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC - 205 BC - 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC Events Second Punic War: Carthaginians under Mago land in Liguria, capturing Genoa and Savona. Scipio Africanus Major is elected consul, and departs to Sicily to prepare the invasion of Africa Quintus Pleminiu ...

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC - 204 BC - 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC Events Second Punic War: Cato the Elder goes to Sicily to serve as the quaestor of Scipio Africanus Major, and publicly objects to Scipio's lavish spending. Scipio Africanus Major lands in Africa to fight the Carthagin ...

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King of the Britons - House of Troy. Brutus I (Brute) 1149–1125 BC Locrinus (Locrine) 1125–1105 BC Queen Gwendolen 1105–1090 BC jointly with... Maddan (Madan) 1105–1065 BC Mempricius 1065–1045 BC Ebraucus (Ebranck) 1045–1005 BC Brutus II Greenshield 1005–993 BC Leil 993–968 BC Rud Hud Hudibras (Lud) 968–929 BC Bladud (Blaedud) 929–909 BC Leir (Lear) 909–855 BC (died 849 BC) King of the Britons - House of Albany. See also:

King of the Britons, King of the Britons - Kings of the Britons, King of the Britons - House of Troy, King of the Britons - House of Albany, King of the Britons - House of Cornwall, King of the Britons - House of Troy, King of the Britons - House of Albany, King of the Britons - House of Cornwall, King of the Britons - House of Loegria, King of the Britons - House of Monmouth, King of the Britons - Kings Chosen by Lot, King of the Britons - House of Beldgabred, King of the Britons - Kings Chosen by Lot, King of the Britons - House of Capoir, King of the Britons - Anti–Roman Resistance Leader, King of the Britons - House of the Severi, King of the Britons - Usurping British Rulers, King of the Britons - Roman Commander, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Constantii, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Dumnonii, King of the Britons - Usurping British Ruler, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of the Dumnonii, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of Dyfed, King of the Britons - House of Gwynedd, King of the Britons - House of Wessex, King of the Britons - House of Gwynedd, King of the Britons - Aftermath

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King of the Britons - House of Troy. Brutus I (Brute) 1149–1125 BC Locrinus (Locrine) 1125–1105 BC Queen Gwendolen 1105–1090 BC jointly with... Maddan (Madan) 1105–1065 BC Mempricius 1065–1045 BC Ebraucus (Ebranck) 1045–1005 BC Brutus II Greenshield 1005–993 BC Leil 993–968 BC Rud Hud Hudibras (Lud) 968–929 BC Bladud (Blaedud) 929–909 BC Leir (Lear) 909–855 BC (died 849 BC) Maglaurus, duk ...

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King of the Britons, King of the Britons - Kings of the Britons, King of the Britons - House of Troy, King of the Britons - House of Cornwall, King of the Britons - House of Loegria, King of the Britons - House of Monmouth, King of the Britons - Kings Chosen by Lot, King of the Britons - House of Beldgabred, King of the Britons - Kings Chosen by Lot, King of the Britons - House of Capoir, King of the Britons - Anti–Roman Resistance Leader, King of the Britons - House of the Severi, King of the Britons - Usurping British Rulers, King of the Britons - Roman Commander, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Constantii, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Dumnonii, King of the Britons - Usurping British Ruler, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of the Dumnonii, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of Dyfed, King of the Britons - House of Gwynedd, King of the Britons - House of Wessex, King of the Britons - House of Gwynedd, King of the Britons - Aftermath

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The early 1990s brought measurable change to the Kyrgyz Republic. The Kyrgyzstan Democratic Movement (KDM) had developed into a significant political force with support in parliament. In an upset victory, Askar Akayev, the president of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences, was elected to the presidency in October 1990. The following January, Akayev introduced new government structures and appointed a new government comprised mainly of younger, reform-oriented politicians. In December 1990, the Supreme Soviet voted to change the republic's name to ...

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Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan - Early History, Kyrgyzstan - The Soviet Era, Kyrgyzstan - Independent Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan - Politics, Kyrgyzstan - Provinces, Kyrgyzstan - Geography, Kyrgyzstan - Enclaves and exclaves, Kyrgyzstan - Economy, Kyrgyzstan - Demographics, Kyrgyzstan - Culture, Kyrgyzstan - Flag, Kyrgyzstan - Holidays, Kyrgyzstan - Miscellaneous topics

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Zhang continued to have plans to restablish Hán. After Chen Sheng started a rebellion against Qin Dynasty in 209 BC, Zhang gathered about a hundred men and planned to join Chen's temporary successor as Prince of Chu, Jing Ju (景駒), when he met Liu Bang at Liu (留, in modern Xuzhou, Jiangsu). He was impressed by Liu Bang, and chose to join him. When Zhang discussed military strategies with LIu, Liu often understood and accepted his sugge ...

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Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang - The assassination attempt against Qin Shi Huang, Zhang Liang - Meeting Liu Bang and divided loyalties between serving him and restablishing Hán, Zhang Liang - Death of Hán Cheng and Zhang's subsequent permanent allegiance to Liu, Zhang Liang - Contributions to Liu Bang during Chu Han Contention, Zhang Liang - Contributions after the establishment of Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang - Impact on Chinese history

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The major part of the Punic Wars, fought between the Punic Carthaginians and the Romans, was fought on Iberian lands. Rome gained control of the Iberian Peninsula in 201 BC after the defeat of Carthage in the Second Punic War. By then the Romans had adopted the Carthaginian name, romanized first as Ispania. The term later received an H, much like what happened with Hibernia, and was pluralized as Hispanias< ...

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Hispania, Hispania - Origin of the Name, Hispania - Prehistory and Early History, Hispania - Roman Hispania, Hispania - The Hispanias, Hispania - Later History, Hispania - Visigoths and Arabs, Hispania - Sources and References, Hispania - Modern sources in Spanish and Portuguese, Hispania - Other Modern sources, Hispania - Classical sources, Hispania - Exterior links

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Hipparchus astronomer - Motion of the Moon. Hipparchus also studied the motion of the Moon and confirmed the accurate values for some periods of its motion that Chaldean astronomers had obtained before him. The traditional value (from Babylonian System B) for the mean synodic month is 29 days;31,50,8,20 (sexagesimal) = 29.5305941... d. Expressed as 29 days + 12 hours + 793/1080 hours this value has been used later in the Hebrew calendar (possibly from Babylonian sources). The Chaldeans also kn ...

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Hipparchus astronomer, Hipparchus astronomer - Life and work, Hipparchus astronomer - Babylonian sources, Hipparchus astronomer - Geometry and trigonometry, Hipparchus astronomer - Lunar and solar theory, Hipparchus astronomer - Motion of the Moon, Hipparchus astronomer - Orbit of the Moon, Hipparchus astronomer - Apparent motion of the Sun, Hipparchus astronomer - Orbit of the Sun, Hipparchus astronomer - Calendar, Hipparchus astronomer - Distance parallax size of the Moon and Sun, Hipparchus astronomer - Eclipses, Hipparchus astronomer - Astronomical instruments and astrometry, Hipparchus astronomer - Geography, Hipparchus astronomer - Star catalogue, Hipparchus astronomer - Celestial bodies, Hipparchus astronomer - Celestial coordinate systems, Hipparchus astronomer - Brightness of stars, Hipparchus astronomer - Precession of the equinoxes 146 BC-130 BC, Hipparchus astronomer - Hipparchus and astrology, Hipparchus astronomer - Named after Hipparchus, Hipparchus astronomer - Literature

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Carthage - First Sicilian War. Carthage's success led to the creation of a powerful navy to discourage both pirates and rival nations. This, coupled with its success and growing hegemony, brought Carthage into increasing conflict with the Greeks, the other major power contending for control of the central Mediterranean. The island of Sicily, lying at Carthage's doorstep, became the arena on which this conflict played out. From their earliest days, both the Greeks and Phoenicians had been attracted to the l ...

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Carthage, Carthage - Founding of Carthage, Carthage - Life in Carthage, Carthage - Carthaginian Commerce, Carthage - Carthaginian Government, Carthage - Carthaginian Religious Practices, Carthage - Conflict with the Greeks and Romans, Carthage - First Sicilian War, Carthage - Second Sicilian War, Carthage - Third Sicilian War, Carthage - Pyrrhus of Epirus, Carthage - The Messanan Crisis, Carthage - The Punic Wars, Carthage - Roman Carthage, Carthage - Carthage in fiction

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Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai First Creation. Xi, Prince of Dai,(201 BC-200 BC) Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao, (200 BC-198 BC) Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai Second Creation. Prince of Dai, (196 BC-180 BC) Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai Third Creation. Wu, Prince Xiao of Liang, (179 BC-178 BC) Can, Prince Xiao of Dai, (178 BC-162 BC) Deng, Prince Gong of Dai, (161 BC-133 BC) Xi, Prince Gang of Qin ...

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Prince of Dai, Prince of Dai - Princes, Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai First Creation, Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai Second Creation, Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai Third Creation

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