-206

This page relates to the year -206 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

the king séleucide Antiochos III which made the conquest of the Arménie, of the Parthie and the Bactriane, reached the Indus.

Philippe V of Macedonia concludes peace with the Ligue étolienne.
Victoire of Philopoemen to Mantinée. Sparte enters the Achaean Ligue.
Constitution of the crétoise Federation under the authority of Philippe V of Macedonia (- 206/-205).

With Rome, Consul At of Q. Caecilius L.f. Metellus, L. Veturius L.f. Philosophy.

the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio future Scipio Africanus Major or Scipion the African demolishes the Carthaginois in Spain with Ilipa (Seville) with the assistance of the chiefs Ibères. Rome controls Spain.
Creation of the province of Spain. Foundation of Italica (Spain).
Magon Barca, overcome in Hispanie, manages to carry the war in Ligurie but is overcome by Quintilius Varus.

Scipion the African contacts princes numides, of which the chief of the Massaessyles Syphax and Massinissa, wire of the king of the Massyles Gaia.

Syphax, initially rejoined with the Romans, marries a Carthaginian princess, Sophonisbe, girl of Hasdrubal, and breaks with Scipion. Gaia is combined with the Carthaginians. Scipion learns that his/her Massinissa son prepares to join the Carthaginian troops in Spain with five thousand riders. Scipion having made captive young prince Massyle, returns it at Massinissa, which favorably accommodates the proposals for an alliance of Scipion, because it wishes to be avenged for Syphax, which occupies part of its kingdom thanks to the support of the Carthaginians.
With died of Gaia, his/her brother Œzalces, an old man, reigns a few months on Massyles. Its sons Capusa and Lacumazes, supported by its Mazaetullus tutor, fight for the throne. The elder one is killed, and Massinissa becomes oldest of the royal princes. According to the habit, the capacity returns to him. But Mazaetullus makes go up on the protected throne its, Lacumazes. Masinissa returns then from Spain, obtains supports it of the king of Maurétanie and the troops of his/her father, and drives out the usurpers.
Syphax goes against the king of Massyles and overcomes it. Massinissa takes refuge in the mountains and launches raids against Carthage. Overcome and tracked by the Carthaginian Bucar, he manages to escape from accuracy to the drowning. He succeeds in later raising Massyles and taking again possession of his kingdom. Overcome again by Syphax close to Cirta, it must take refuge in Tripolitaine.

Zh-classical: 前二〇六年

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