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202 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. | | 202 BC | Carthage, Rome [Punic Wars (265–149 BC)] | The Roman general Scipio the Younger (Scipio Africanus Major) advances on Carthage with the Numidian prince Masinissa. Masinissa captures the Numidian chief Syphax, but becomes ensnared by his wife, Sophonisba, until Scipio extricates him. |
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