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. BCEEurope

    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 BCEEurope

    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 BCEEurope

    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 BCEAfrica

    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 BCEEurope

    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 BCEAfrica

    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 BCEAsia

    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