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200 BC

200 BC: Encyclopedia - 200 BC

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 ...

200 BC

200 BC: Encyclopedia - 200 BC

200 BC

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 are introduced in the Roman Empire. (approximate date)
City of Tiwanaku founded near Lake Titicaca, in what is now modern Bolivia.
Construction of Wei-Yang Palace in the Han Dynasty capital (Chang'an)
Euthydemus I of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom dies and is succeeded by his son Demetrius I of Bactria (approximate date).
The Hsiung-nu appear on the western borders of China.
The first good measurement on the distance between Earth and the Sun was made by Eratosthenes. By studying lunar eclipses, his result was roughly 150 000 000 km. The currently accepted value is 149 597 870 691 ± 30 metres.

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