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216 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. | | 216 BC–205 BC | Greece, Rome, Illyria [Macedonian–Roman Wars (216–172 BC)] | King Philip V of Macedon, resenting Rome's interference in Illyria, seizes his opportunity and invades Illyria, starting the First Macedonian War. The war continues in a somewhat desultory fashion for 11 years. | | 216 BC | Rome, Carthage [Punic Wars (265–149 BC)] | The Roman dictator Quintus Fabius Cunctator is relieved of his command by an impatient Senate. The Romans are devastatingly defeated by the Carthaginians at Cannae (modern Canne in Apulia, Italy), after which Quintus Fabius is reinstated. There are revolts in central Italy, and the city of Capua sides with the Carthaginian general Hannibal. However, Hannibal fails to obtain reinforcements from Carthage, and the whole of Latium, Umbria, and Etruria remain loyal to Rome. |
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