2nd century BC

The 2nd century BC was a century that started on the first day of 200 BC and ended on the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical period of history.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	3rd century BC · 2nd century BC · 1st century BC
Decades:	190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments

This the image of the Expansion of Rome

Expansion Of Rome

The eastern hemisphere at the end of the 2nd century BC.

After having won the Second Punic War, the Roman Republic continued expanding by conquering neighbouring territories. It eventually made Greece part of its empire. It also took the coast of North Africa after destroying the city of Carthage at the end of the Third Punic War. In the east, the Seleucid Empire was forced to make concessions to Rome in order to avoid war. Rome came to dominate the Mediterranean Sea during this period. By the end of the century, its army changed from conscription to a voluntary professional force. These changes were known as the Marian Reforms.

In East Asia, China became very successful under the Han Dynasty. Its empire extended from Korea in the east to Vietnam in the South and, to the borders of what is today Kazakhstan in the west. The Han also try to get help in fighting the Xiongnu from the Yuezhi people in the west. It is also during this century that the first paper was made in China.

In 101 BC, the Cimbri create a taste for Italian extra fancy things. Signs, counting the unconstrained development of the sacrosanct shields. Marius joins up with the armed force of Catulus. Marius and Catulus destroy the Cimbri at Campi Raudii, close Vercellae. News of the fight of Vercellae marvelously comes to Rome on the same day. Marius awards Roman citizenship to officers from Camerinum. Aquillius routs the remaining revolt slaves and closes their revolt.   

The triumph of Marius and Catullus. The passing of Ruler Cleopatra, supposedly killed by her child, Ptolemaeus Alexander.Elections for unused tribunes: A.Nunnius, one of the candidates, is killed by supporters of Saturninus. The aediles L.Crassus and Q.Scaevola hold wonderful games.  Publicius Malleolus is indicted of matricide. Glaucia passes a law on extortion. Catullus devotes a sanctuary to Fortuna Huiusce Diei, and employments the booty from the war against the Cimbri to construct a colonnade.

2nd Century BC Media

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  Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 200 BC, the beginning of the second century BC.

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  Map of the world in 100 BC, the end of the second century BC.

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  The Rosetta Stone, a trilingual decree recording the coronation of Ptolemy V at Memphis in Egypt.

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  Tomb of Empress Lü in Changling, Xianyang, Shaanxi

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  Bust of Antiochus IV at the Altes Museum in Berlin.

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  Cleopatra II ruled Egypt in co-operation and competition with her brothers Ptolemy VI and VIII for most of the century.

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  Mural from the tomb of Liu Wu whose principality was at the heart of the Rebellion of the Seven States

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  Emperor Wu of Han was probably the most powerful man in the world at the end of the century

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  Drachm of Mithridates II of Parthia, wearing a bejeweled tiara.

References

Centuries and Millennia

Millennium	Century
Before Christ / Before Common Era (BC/BCE)
4th:	40th	39th	38th	37th	36th	35th	34th	33rd	32nd	31st
3rd:	30th	29th	28th	27th	26th	25th	24th	23rd	22nd	21st
2nd:	20th	19th	18th	17th	16th	15th	14th	13th	12th	11th
1st:	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
Anno Domini / Common Era (AD/CE)
1st:	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
2nd:	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
3rd:	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th
4th:	31st