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Calendar year
Year
207 BC
was a year of the
pre-Julian Roman calendar
. At the time it was known as the
Year of the Consulship of Nero and Salinator
(or, less frequently,
year 547
Ab urbe condita
). The denomination 207 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
calendar era
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
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Roman Republic
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Greece
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- The general leading the
Achaean League
,
Philopoemen
, introduces heavier
Macedonian
armour and
phalanx
tactics. His army then crushes the
Spartans
under the Spartan regent and general,
Machanidas
, in the
battle of Mantinea
. Machanidas is killed by Philopoemen during the battle.
- Nabis
, a
Syrian
sold into slavery, rises to power in Sparta and becomes regent of the young Spartan king, Pelops, following the death of Machanidas. Nabis soon overthrows Pelops, claiming to be a descendant of the
Eurypontid
Spartan king
Demaratus
. Nabis then starts a social revolution which will lead to the freeing of all the
helots
, the destruction of the ruling
oligarchy
, the redistribution of land and the cancelling of debts.
Vietnam
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China
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- The
Chu
rebel
Xiang Yu
defeats the
Qin
general
Zhang Han
in the
Battle of Julu
and becomes the leader of the rebellion against the
Qin dynasty
.
- Xiang Yu defeats Zhang Han in the Battle of the Yushui River. Zhang Han then surrenders to Xiang Yu.
- Emperor
Qin Er Shi
of the Qin dynasty is assassinated by Prime Minister
Zhao Gao
. He is replaced by his nephew
Ziying
, who in turn assassinates Zhao Gao. Ziying takes power as the king of Qin rather than as emperor.
- The Chu rebel
Liu Bang
invades
Guanzhong
. After another military defeat, Ziying surrenders to Liu, who then occupies the Qin capital
Xianyang
. This marks the end of the Qin dynasty.
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Births
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Deaths
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References
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- ^
Hung, Hing Ming (2011).
The Road to the Throne: How Liu Bang Founded China's Han Dynasty
. pp. 54?73.
ISBN
978-0875868387
.