- 206 BC
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Roman Republic
* In the
Battle of Ilipa (Alcalá del Río , nearSeville ) inSpain , the Carthaginian generals,Mago Barca andHasdrubal Gisco , are defeated by the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio. Mago retreats toGades (modernCádiz ) and then sails for theBalearic Islands .
* The Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio secures Gades, thus making Roman control of Spain complete. With the effective withdrawal of the Carthaginians from Spain,Hispania becomes a Roman province.
* The city ofItalica (north west of modernSeville ,Spain ) is founded by Scipio as a place to settle for the Roman soldiers wounded in the Battle of Ilipa.
* After having successfully driven the Carthaginians out of Spain, Scipio returns in triumph to Rome and is electedconsul . He then prepares to carry the war into Carthage's territory in North Africa.Carthage
* Hasdrubal Gisco retreats to the coast and then crosses to North Africa, where he gives his daughter in marriage to
Syphax , king of theNumidia n Masaesyles tribe, to formalize their military alliance.
* After being an ally of Carthage and fighting with them, Numidian chieftain,Masinissa switches sides when the Carthaginians are driven from Spain and offers to assist Rome. Syphax expels his rival Masinissa and claims himself to be King of Numidia. The Romans support Masinissa's claim to the Numidian throne against Syphax, the pro-Carthaginian ruler of the Massaesyli tribe.Persia
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Arsaces II , king of theParthia ns, loses territory in battles withEuthydemus I , ruler ofBactria .
* Antiochus III marches across theHindu Kush into theKabul valley and renews a friendship with theIndia n kingSophagasenus .Greece
* The war between
Macedon ia and Rome drags on with no decided advantage to either side. Rome's interest lies not in conquest, but in keeping Macedon, the Greek city-states and Greek political leagues continually divided and non-threatening.
*Philip V of Macedon is able to take advantage of Roman inactivity. After sacking Thermum, the religious and political centre ofAetolia , Philip is able to force the Aetolians to accept a peace treaty based on his terms.China
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Ziying , ruler of theQin Dynasty , surrenders toLiu Bang , leader of a popular revolt. This marks the end of the Qin Dynasty and the principality that would later become theHan Dynasty established by Liu. However, in order to secure his position throughout China, Liu Bang becomes engaged in a civil war with the warlord, generalXiang Yu , until202 BC , known as theChu-Han contention .Births
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Deaths
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Ziying , the last ruler of theQin Dynasty ofChina
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