War & RuptureThe 2nd century BCE

War & Rupture in the 2nd century BCE

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged war and rupture — wars, invasions, conquests, battles and armed conflict, narrowed to the 2nd century BCE — 7 of them, drawn from 7 nations, running from 167 BCE to 108 BCE. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
7
Nations
7
Earliest
167 BCE
Latest
108 BCE
Europe
4
Africa
2
Asia
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. 2nd c. BCE — Europe:

    Albania

    Roman conquest of Illyria

    Rome conquered the Illyrians in the second century BCE and absorbed their lands; Butrint flourished under Roman rule with a forum, aqueduct and public buildings.

    Era: Illyrians, Greeks, Rome and Byzantium

    Sources: Albania: Medieval Culture and Illyrian Tribes · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Butrint · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  2. 148 BCE — Europe:

    North Macedonia

    Macedonia becomes a Roman province

    After Rome defeated the last Macedonian claimant near Pydna, Macedonia was organised as a Roman province, beginning centuries of Roman and later Byzantine rule over the region.

    Era: Ancient Macedon and the Classical Legacy

    Sources: Macedonia (region, Europe): Map, History & Facts · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. 146 BCE — Europe:

    Greece

    Rome sacks Corinth and conquers Greece

    The Roman general Lucius Mummius destroyed Corinth and crushed the Achaean League, bringing Greece under Roman domination; it was later organized as the province of Achaea.

    Era: Roman and Byzantine Greece

    Sources: Roman Greece (conquest and province of Achaea) · World History Encyclopedia, Greece (country overview and history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. 146 BCE — Africa:

    Tunisia

    Rome destroys Carthage

    Roman armies raze Carthage in the Third Punic War; its lands become the province of Africa.

    Era: Carthage & the Punic Wars

    Sources: Battle of Carthage (146 BCE) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Africa Proconsularis (Roman province) · UNRV Roman History

  5. from 137 BCE — Europe:

    Monaco

    Portus Herculis Monoeci under Rome

    After Rome's conquest of the region the harbour became Portus Herculis Monoeci, a refuge on the route between Italy, Gaul and Hispania used by Roman expeditions.

    Era: Monoikos: The Harbour of Hercules

    Sources: A port during Greek then Roman antiquity · Government of Monaco (gouv.mc)

  6. 112–105 BCE — Africa:

    Algeria

    The Jugurthine War

    Massinissa's grandson Jugurtha wars with Rome over control of Numidia; captured by treachery, he is led in Marius's triumph and executed at Rome in 104 BCE.

    Era: Numidia, Carthage and Roman Africa

    Sources: Masinissa · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Berber Kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania · EBSCO Research Starters

  7. 108 BCE — Asia:

    South Korea

    Fall of Gojoseon to Han China

    The Han dynasty conquers Gojoseon and establishes commanderies in the north, fragmenting the peninsula into smaller competing states.

    Era: Gojoseon and the Three Kingdoms

    Sources: Korea (history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gojoseon · World History Encyclopedia