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168 BC| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | c. 200 BC–AD c. 200 | South America [religion] | During this period the Nazca Lines are drawn in the desert along the south coast of Peru. These are enormous stylized outlines of animals, including a monkey, whale, spider, and hummingbird, and sets of parallel lines, some as long as 20 km/12 mi. They are believed to be a development of Chavín de Huantar art; they may have had religious significance, or they may have been connected with astronomy. | | 171 BC–167 BC | Greece, Rome [Macedonian–Roman Wars (216–172 BC)] | Rome declares war on King Perseus of Macedon, who is vehemently anti-Roman, and the Third Macedonian War begins. The Romans initially suffer several defeats due to bad leadership. The Greek kingdom of Epirus joins Macedon, but the Greek leagues hold back. | | 168 BC | Illyria, Rome [Macedonian–Roman Wars (216–172 BC)] | During the Third Macedonian War, King Perseus of Macedon gains the support of Genthius, the Illyrian king who reigns in Scodra. The Roman consul Aemilius Paullus takes charge of the Roman forces fighting Perseus in Thessaly. He defeats Perseus at the Battle of Pydna, and later captures him to adorn his subsequent triumphal parade in Rome. The Roman praetor L Anicius Gallus campaigns against Genthius in Illyria, defeating him and taking the city of Scodra. The Third Illyrian War is over in less than a month; by the post-war settlement, towns loyal to Rome are granted freedom from taxation and the rest pay to Rome about half the previous royal tax. Rome then withdraws from the area. |
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