Editing 207 BC

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Year '''207 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 Nero and Salinator''' (or, less frequently, '''year 547 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 207 BC for this year has been used since the 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 ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* The [[Roman Republic|Roman]] consul [[Gaius Claudius Nero]] fights an [[Battle of Grumentum|indecisive battle]] with the [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general [[Hannibal]] at [[Grumentum]]. Nero is unable to stop Hannibal's advance into [[Canusium]]. Nevertheless, he rapidly marches the elite parts of his [[army]] some one hundred kilometres north to reinforce the army of [[Marcus Livius Salinator]].
* The [[Battle of the Metaurus]], fought near the [[Metaurus River]] in [[Umbria]], is a pivotal battle during the [[Second Punic War]] between Rome and Carthage. The Carthaginians are led by Hannibal's brother [[Hasdrubal Barca]], and the Roman armies are led by the consuls [[Marcus Livius Salinator]] and Gaius Claudius Nero. The Carthaginian army is defeated by the Romans and Hasdrubal is killed in the battle. This major loss by the Carthaginians ends Hannibal's hopes of success in Italy.

==== Greece ====
* The general leading the [[Achaean League]], [[Philopoemen]], introduces heavier [[Macedon]]ian armour and [[Phalanx formation|phalanx]] tactics. His army then crushes the [[Sparta]]ns under the Spartan regent and general, [[Machanidas]], in the [[Battle of Mantinea (207 BC)|battle of Mantinea]]. Machanidas is killed by Philopoemen during the battle.
* [[Nabis of Sparta|Nabis]], a [[Syria]]n sold into slavery, rises to power in Sparta and becomes regent of the young Spartan king, Pelops, following the death of Machanidas. Nabis soon overthrows Pelops, claiming to be a descendant of the [[Eurypontid]] Spartan king [[Demaratus]]. Nabis then starts a social revolution which will lead to the freeing of all the [[helots]], the destruction of the ruling [[oligarchy]], the redistribution of land and the cancelling of debts.

==== Vietnam ====
* When king [[An Dương Vương]] dies, so does his dynasty and the [[Triệu dynasty]] and the kingdom of [[Nanyue|Nam Việt]] are established.

==== China ====
* The [[Chu (state)|Chu]] rebel [[Xiang Yu]] defeats the [[Qin (state)|Qin]] general [[Zhang Han (Qin dynasty)|Zhang Han]] in the [[Battle of Julu]] and becomes the leader of the rebellion against the [[Qin dynasty]].
* Xiang Yu defeats Zhang Han in the Battle of the Yushui River. Zhang Han then surrenders to Xiang Yu.
* Emperor [[Qin Er Shi]] of the Qin dynasty is assassinated by Prime Minister [[Zhao Gao]]. He is replaced by his nephew [[Ziying of Qin|Ziying]], who in turn assassinates Zhao Gao. Ziying takes power as the king of Qin rather than as emperor.
* The Chu rebel [[Liu Bang]] invades [[Guanzhong]]. After another military defeat, Ziying surrenders to Liu, who then occupies the Qin capital [[Xianyang]]. This marks the end of the Qin dynasty.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Road to the Throne: How Liu Bang Founded China's Han Dynasty|year= 2011|isbn=978-0875868387|pages= 54–73}}</ref>
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== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[June 22]] – [[Hasdrubal Barca]], [[Ancient Carthage|Carthaginian]] general in the [[Second Punic War]] (b. [[245 BC]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[An Dương Vương]], [[List of Vietnamese monarchs|King of Nam Việt]] since [[257 BC]]
** [[Chrysippus]], Greek philosopher from [[Soloi]] who was the principal systematiser of [[Stoicism|Stoic]] philosophy (b. c. [[280 BC]])
** [[Hasdrubal Barca]], [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] general who has unsuccessfully attempted to sustain Carthage's military ascendancy on the Spanish peninsula in the face of [[Roman Republic|Roman]] attacks (b. [[245 BC]])
** [[Machanidas]], [[Sparta]]n general and regent (killed in the [[Battle of Mantinea (207 BC)|battle of Mantinea]])
** [[Qin Er Shi]], Emperor of the [[Qin dynasty]] of [[China]] (assassinated) (b. [[229 BC]])
** [[Simuka]], Indian king from [[230 BC]] and the founder of the [[Satavahana]] dynasty (b. [[230 BC]]){{citation needed|date=July 2022|reason=it is very unlikely Simuka was alive in the third century BC though the dates of his life are uncertain}}
** [[Zhao Gao]], Chief [[Eunuch (court official)|eunuch]] in the service of the Emperors of the [[Qin dynasty]] of [[China]] (assassinated)

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