2nd century BC

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[[fr:IIe si�cle av. J.-C.]]

(3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - other centuries)

(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD)

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Events:

• Rome destroys Carthage in the Third Punic War
• Judas Maccabeaus restores the Temple in Jerusalem
• Theravada Buddhism is officially introduced to Sri Lanka by the Venerable Mahinda

Significant persons:

• Plautus, Latin playwright
• Terence, Latin playwright

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• Silk Road between Europe and Asia

Decades and Years

200s BC	209 BC	208 BC	207 BC	206 BC	205 BC	204 BC	203 BC	202 BC	201 BC	200 BC
190s BC	199 BC	198 BC	197 BC	196 BC	195 BC	194 BC	193 BC	192 BC	191 BC	190 BC
180s BC	189 BC	188 BC	187 BC	186 BC	185 BC	184 BC	183 BC	182 BC	181 BC	180 BC
170s BC	179 BC	178 BC	177 BC	176 BC	175 BC	174 BC	173 BC	172 BC	171 BC	170 BC
160s BC	169 BC	168 BC	167 BC	166 BC	165 BC	164 BC	163 BC	162 BC	161 BC	160 BC
150s BC	159 BC	158 BC	157 BC	156 BC	155 BC	154 BC	153 BC	152 BC	151 BC	150 BC
140s BC	149 BC	148 BC	147 BC	146 BC	145 BC	144 BC	143 BC	142 BC	141 BC	140 BC
130s BC	139 BC	138 BC	137 BC	136 BC	135 BC	134 BC	133 BC	132 BC	131 BC	130 BC
120s BC	129 BC	128 BC	127 BC	126 BC	125 BC	124 BC	123 BC	122 BC	121 BC	120 BC
110s BC	119 BC	118 BC	117 BC	116 BC	115 BC	114 BC	113 BC	112 BC	111 BC	110 BC
100s BC	109 BC	108 BC	107 BC	106 BC	105 BC	104 BC	103 BC	102 BC	101 BC	100 BC
90s BC	99 BC	98 BC	97 BC	96 BC	95 BC	94 BC	93 BC	92 BC	91 BC	90 BC

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "2nd century BC" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_century_BC July 26, 2003