201 BC Facts for Kids

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
Decades:	230s BC 220s BC 210s BC – 200s BC – 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years:	204 BC 203 BC 202 BC – 201 BC – 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC

201 BC by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

201 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	201 BC CC BC
Ab urbe condita	553
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 123
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 3
Ancient Greek era	144th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4550
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−793
Berber calendar	750
Buddhist calendar	344
Burmese calendar	−838
Byzantine calendar	5308–5309
Chinese calendar	己亥年 (Earth Pig) 2496 or 2436 — to — 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2497 or 2437
Coptic calendar	−484 – −483
Discordian calendar	966
Ethiopian calendar	−208 – −207
Hebrew calendar	3560–3561
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−144 – −143
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2900–2901
Holocene calendar	9800
Iranian calendar	822 BP – 821 BP
Islamic calendar	847 BH – 846 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2133
Minguo calendar	2112 before ROC 民前2112年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1668
Seleucid era	111/112 AG
Thai solar calendar	342–343
Tibetan calendar	阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) −74 or −455 or −1227 — to — 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −73 or −454 or −1226

The Roman Republic in 201 BC (in light green)

The year 201 BC was an important time in ancient history. It was part of the old Roman calendar system. Many big events happened, especially for the powerful Romans and their rivals.

What Happened in 201 BC?

Events in Different Places

Carthage: A New Peace

Hannibal, a famous general, told Carthage to ask for peace with the Romans.
This brought an end to the long and difficult Second Punic War.
Carthage then became a client state of Rome. This means it was a country that Rome protected and controlled.
After the peace treaty, Hannibal was chosen as the suffet of Carthage. This was like being the chief leader.
The suffet job was not usually very powerful, but Hannibal made it very important.

Roman Republic: Rewards and New Lands

The Romans took control of Malta from the Carthaginians.
In Rome, land was given to soldiers who had fought in the Second Punic War. This was a reward for their service.

Greece: Battles and Alliances

Philip V of Macedon captured the island of Samos. He also took the Egyptian navy ships that were there.
After this, Philip V started a war against Chios, an island to the north.
The people of Rhodes and their friends, Pergamum, Cyzicus, and Byzantium, joined their navies.
They fought against Philip V in the Battle of Chios and won.
Philip V's main ship got stuck and was hit by two enemy ships.
The king of Sparta, Nabis, attacked and captured Messene again.
The Spartan forces left when the Achaean League army arrived. This army was led by Philopoemen.
Philopoemen then defeated Nabis's army at a place called Tegea.

China: A City Begins

The building of the city of Nanchang started in China during this year.

Important People Who Died

Gnaeus Naevius: He was a Latin poet and writer of plays. He was born around 264 BC.

201 BC facts for kids