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 Publius Cornelius Scipio wins the battle of Ilipa . |
 Antiochus III. attacks the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom . |
| 206 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 338/339 (southern Buddhism); 337/338 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 41st (42nd) cycle , year of the wood-sheep 乙未 ( at the beginning of the year wood-horse) |
| Greek calendar | 2nd / 3rd Year of the 143rd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3555/56 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DXLVIII (548) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 105/106 (New Year April); Syria: 106/107 (New Year October) |
Events
Second Punic War
- Victory of Scipio Africanus in the Battle of Ilipa over the Carthaginians under Mago Barkas and Hasdrubal as well as their East Numid ally Massinissa .
- The Carthaginians withdraw the rest of the army and leave the Iberian Peninsula to the Romans.
Eastern Mediterranean
- Antiochus III. attacks the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom after its victory over the Parthian Empire in order to reincorporate it into the Seleucid Empire as part of its anabasis .
- In Upper Egypt a revolt breaks out under Harwennefer against Ptolemy IV .
Empire of China
- Warlord Xiang Yu has Emperor Ziying, who was captured last year, executed after a brief trial. This ends the Qin dynasty in the Chinese Empire.
Died
- Ziying , Chinese emperor