206 BC
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| Centuries: | 4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC |
| Decades: | 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC |
| Years: | 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Rome
- 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 Carthaginian troops in Spain, and sails for the Balearic Islands.
- Scipio Africanus Major returns to Rome, while his soldiers found the Spanish town Italica.
[edit] Asia
- Ziying, last ruler of the Qin Dynasty of China surrenders himself to Liu Bang, leader of a popular revolt. This marks the end of the Qin Dynasty. The principality that would later become the Han Dynasty is established by Liu.
- Gojoseon fell in Korean peninsula.
- Kingdom Nanyue established itself in Fanyu (Guangzhou, or Canton)
- The Chinese play a kickball game called tsu-chu, the ancestor of modern soccer.
