205 BC
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Centuries: 4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
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Events
- Second Punic War:
- Carthaginians under Mago land in Liguria, capturing Genoa and Savona.
- Scipio Africanus Major is elected consul, and departs to fight in Spain.
- Quintus Pleminius captures Locri in Sicily.
- Hannibal erects a bilingual Punic/Greek inscription describing his accomplisments, in the temple of Juno Lacinia near Croton.
- Philip V of Macedon negotiates the Peace of Phoenice, ending the First Macedonian War.
Births
Deaths
- Zhang Han, general of the Qin Dynasty
Categories: 200s BC