Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC

Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC

Years: 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC 195 BC - 194 BC - 193 BC 192 BC 191 BC 190 BC 189 BC

Events

• Rome declares war upon Antiochus III the Great, king of Syria.
• Battle of Mutina: Romans are victorious over the Gauls.
• In the Battle of Gythium, Philopoemen of the Achaean League, assisted by the Romans, defeats the Spartans under Nabis.
• Liternum and Puteoli become Roman colonies.
• Construction of the first city wall of Chang'an began.
• Wiman Joseon kingdom of northern Korea founded by Chinese Han Dynasty general Wiman.

Births

Deaths

• Eratosthenes, Greek mathematician and astronomer