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[[File:Expansion of Rome, 2nd century BC.gif|thumb|The Roman Republic in 201 BC (in light green)]]
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Year '''201 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Paetus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 553 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 201 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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=== By place ===

==== Carthage ====
* On [[Hannibal]]'s [[advice (opinion)|advice]], [[Ancient Carthage|Carthage]] sues for [[Peace treaty|peace]] with the [[Roman Republic|Romans]], ending the [[Second Punic War]]. Carthage is reduced to a [[client state]] of [[Roman Republic|Rome]]. In the peace treaty between Carthage and Rome, Carthage [[Surrender (military)|surrenders]] all her [[Mediterranean]] possessions to Rome, including her [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] territories. The Carthaginians agree to pay Rome 200 [[Talent (measurement)|talents]] per year for 50 years, allow [[Masinissa]] to rule [[Numidia]] as an independent kingdom, make no war without Rome's permission, and destroy all but 10 of the Carthaginian [[warships]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* Following the conclusion of the peace with Rome, Hannibal is elected as [[suffet]], or [[chief magistrate]], of Carthage. The office has over the years become insignificant in Carthaginian politics, but Hannibal restores its power and authority. He sets out to reform the administration and finances of Carthage and reduce the power of the [[oligarchy]] which has ruled Carthage before and during the [[Second Punic War]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== Roman Republic ====
* The Romans oust the Carthaginians from [[Malta]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* In [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], according to the Roman historian [[Livy]], land is distributed to veterans of the [[Second Punic War]]. This is the first documented instance of a practice that later becomes [[normality (behavior)|commonplace]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== Greece ====
* [[Philip V of Macedon]] captures [[Samos]] and the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Naval fleet|fleet]] stationed there. He then besieges [[Chios]] to the north.<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank William|last=Walbank|title=Philip V of Macedon|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1940|oclc=491231292|page=340}}</ref>
* [[Rhodes]] and its allies [[Pergamum]], [[Cyzicus]], and [[Byzantium]] combine their fleets and defeat Philip V in the [[Battle of Chios (201 BC)|Battle of Chios]]. His flagship is trapped and rammed by two enemy ships.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The [[Sparta]]n king, [[Nabis of Sparta|Nabis]], once more invades and captures [[Messene]]. However, the Spartans are forced to retreat when the [[Achaean League]] army of [[Philopoemen]] intervenes. Nabis' forces are decisively defeated at [[Tegea]] by Philopoemen and Nabis is forced to check his expansionist ambitions for the time being.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

==== China ====
* The construction of city walls around [[Nanchang]] begins.<ref>{{cite book|first=Yifeng|last=Yao|title=Nanjing: Historical Landscape and Its Planning from Geographical Perspective|location=Singapore|publisher=Springer|year=2016|isbn=978-9-81101-637-0|page=47}}</ref>
* King [[Xin of Han]], in alliance with [[Modu Chanyu]] of the [[Xiongnu]], launches a rebellion against the [[Han dynasty]] in the [[Taiyuan Commandery]]. He is defeated by [[Emperor Gaozu of Han]] and his generals, who chase Xin of Han into Xiongnu territory.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
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== Deaths ==
* [[Gnaeus Naevius]], [[Latin]] epic [[poet]] and [[dramatist]] of the [[Old Latin]] period, who invented a new genre of  written historical plays called [[fabulae praetextae]], which are based on Roman historical or legendary figures and events (b. c. [[264 BC]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=John E.|last=Thorburn|title=The Facts On File Companion to Classical Drama|location=New York|publisher=Facts On File|year=2005|isbn=978-0-81607-498-3|page=361}}</ref>
* [[Zhongli Mo]], Chinese general during the [[Chu–Han Contention]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

== References ==
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