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This page relates to the year -204 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

First missions Buddhist S with Ceylon coming from the Magadha in India.
Mahinda (wire or brother of Ashoka) goes to Ceylon to propagate the Bouddhisme there.

Beginning of the reign of Ptolémée {{V}} Épiphane (the Famous one), -210/-180), king d' Égypte under the supervision of the Roman Senate.

With died of his/her father, Ptolémée Épiphane is five years old. The entourage of Philopator benefits from his minority to control in his place and to plunder the royal treasure.

With Rome, Consul At of Mr. Cornelius M.f. Cethegus, P. Sempronius c.f. Tuditanus.
the Roman general Scipion the African carries the war in North Africa.

Scipion manages to convince the people of the need for a forwarding in Africa in spite of the opposition of the Roman Sénat, where the influence of the old man Fabius Cunctator dominates. The army of Scipion, concentrate with Lilybée can unload in Africa close to Utique without the Carthaginian fleet not intervening. Carthage, which has just regained the alliance of Syphax, reversed and constrained with the escape by the king of the Eastern Numides Massinissa, tries to face alone with the danger with its general Hasdrubal Gisco. Scipion puts the seat in front of the city.

Census: the number of the Roman citizens lowered 60 000 people since -225 (214 000).
Lex Cincia defendant to plead for money or gifts.
official Introduction of the worship of Cybèle in Rome (the black Pierre, the idol of the Ground Mother, from Minor Asia, is unloaded with Ostie, with the miraculous assistance of the Vestale Claudia Quinta). Its worship, related to that of Attis, his/her divinized lover, preserves his Eastern character, accompanied by rites orgiaques.

Livius Andronicus (born in -278), Greek of Tarente sold like slave, then freed. First poet of Latin language, it translates the Odyssée (approximate date)

Zh-classical: 前二〇四年

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