204 BC

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Centuries: 4th century BC - '''3rd century BC''' - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - '''200s BC''' - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC - '''204 BC''' - 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC ---- '''Events''' * Second Punic War: **Cato the Elder goes to Sicily to serve as the quaestor of Scipio Africanus Major, and publicly objects to Scipio's lavish spending. **Scipio Africanus Major lands in Africa to fight the Carthaginians on their own soil. ** Hannibal fights a drawn battle against the Roman general Sempronius in the Battle of Crotona. * In Rome, the ''Lex Cincia'' forbids courtroom advocates from accepting fees for services rendered. '''Births''' * '''Deaths''' * Livius Andronicus, pioneer Latin epic poet * Pharaoh Arsinoe III of Egypt of the Ptolemaic Dynasty (murdered) de:204 v. Chr. es:204 adC eo:-204 fr:-204 hr:204 p.n.e. lb:-204 pl:204 p.n.e.