Editing 200 BC

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[[File:East-Hem 200bc.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 200 BC.]]

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Year '''200 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Cotta''' (or, less frequently, '''year 554 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 200 BC for this year has been used since the     [[Early Middle Ages|early medieval period]], when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in [[Europe]] for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Seleucid Empire ====
* [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III's]] forces continue their [[invasion]] of [[Coele Syria]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
*Conquest of Armenia by the Seleucids.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== Greece ====
* [[Philip V of Macedon]]'s [[Naval fleet|fleet]] defeat the [[Rhodes|Rhodians]] at [[Miletus|Lade]]. His forces then advance into [[Pergamum]], [[Looting|plundering]] Pergamese territory and [[Offensive (military)|attacking]] cities in [[Caria]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank William|last=Walbank|title=Philip V of Macedon|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1940|oclc=491231292|page=340}}</ref>
* The [[Acarnania]]ns, with [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian]] [[Advocacy|support]], invade [[Attica]], causing [[Ancient Athens|Athens]], which has previously maintained its [[Neutrality (international relations)|neutrality]], to seek help from the enemies of Philip. [[Attalus I Soter|Attalus I]] of [[Pergamum]], who is with his [[Flotilla|fleet]] at [[Aegina]], receives an [[embassy]] from [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] asking him to come to the city for [[Consul (representative)|consultations]]. After he is told that [[Roman Republic|Roman]] [[ambassadors]] are also in Athens, Attalus goes there in haste.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The Roman ambassador to [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], [[Syria]], and [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC)|Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]] [[Delivery (commerce)|delivers]] an [[ultimatum]] to Philip V warning Macedonia not to make war on any Greek state. Philip decides to reject the Roman [[ultimatum]] and the Romans [[Declaration of war|declare war]] on Macedon, thus starting the [[Second Macedonian War]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The Roman consul, [[Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus]], asks [[Attalus I Soter|Attalus I]] and his [[Naval fleet|fleet]] to meet up with the Roman fleet off the Greek [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] coast and they conduct a naval campaign against Philip V, [[Harassment|harassing]] Macedonian possessions in and along the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== Roman Republic ====

==== Bactria ====
* [[Euthydemus I]] of the [[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom]] dies and is succeeded by his son [[Demetrius I of Bactria]] (approximate date).{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== South America ====
* The city of [[Tiwanaku]] is founded as a [[village]] near [[Lake Titicaca]] in modern [[Bolivia]] (approximate date).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiwanaku {{!}} Bolivia, Culture, Map, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Tiwanaku |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The Early Horizon period in the [[Andes]] comes to an end as the [[Chavin culture]] vanishes and is succeeded by the [[Nazca culture]] (approximate date).{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== China ====
* [[China|Chinese]] create a padding material.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The construction of the Wei-Yang Palace in the [[Han dynasty]] capital ([[Chang'an]]) begins.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The [[Han dynasty|Han emperor]] [[Emperor Gaozu of Han|Gaozu]] is defeated by the [[Xiongnu]], led by [[Modu Chanyu]], in the [[Battle of Baideng]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

=== By topic ===

==== Art ====
* ''[[Alexander the Great]]'', head from a [[Hellenistic]] copy of a statue, possibly after a [[4th century BC]] original by [[Lysippos]] is made. It is now kept at the Archeological Museum in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* [[Lost-wax casting]] is known in [[History of China#Ancient China|China]] and [[Mesopotamia]] (approximate date).
* Roman artists begin attempting to produce the illusion of thin slabs of colored marble covering the walls, which are set off by actual architectural moldings and columns, in private houses. These attempts last for [[80 BC|120 years]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== Astronomy ====
* The first good measurement of the distance between [[Earth]] and the [[Sun]] is made by [[Eratosthenes]] (approximate date). By studying [[lunar eclipse]]s, his result is roughly 150 000 000 km. The currently accepted value is 149 597 870 691 ± 30 metres.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
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== In fiction ==
* This year is used as the fourth time world ([[Amazon River|Amazon Jungle]]) in the [[video game]] ''[[The Lost Vikings 2]]''.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The [[Tribunal (Guardians of Time)|Tribunal]] in [[Marianne Curley]]'s ''[[Guardians of Time Trilogy]]'' is set up near [[Athens]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* [[Young Aphrodites]] (an award-winning drama film about a nomadic group of shepherds) is set in 200 BC.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

== Births ==
* [[Chao Cuo]], Chinese political advisor and official (approximate date)
* [[Gongsun Hong]], Chinese statesman and chancellor (d. [[121 BC]])
* [[Jia Yi]], Chinese statesman and poet (d. [[170 BC]])
* [[Emperor Wen of Han|Wen]], Chinese emperor of the [[Han dynasty]] (d. [[157 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Abdissares]], king of [[Sophene]] ([[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenian Kingdom]])  from [[212 BC]]
* [[Euthydemus I]], king of the [[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom]] from [[223 BC]] (approximate date) (b. c. [[260 BC]])

== References ==
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