Year 206 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philo and Metellus (or, less frequently...

The economy of the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) of ancient China experienced upward and downward movements in its economic cycle, periods of economic...

(202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and...

(221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia. The walls were built of rammed earth, constructed using forced labour, and by 212 BC ran from...

dynasty (3rd millennium BC) of traditional Chinese historiography. The earliest surviving written Chinese dates to roughly 1250 BC, consisting of divinations...

the Warring States period (481 BC – 403 BC) and the Qin state (9th century BC – 221 BC) and dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC). Early Warring States period Qin...

(344–274 BC) Gala, King (275–207 BC) Ozalces, King (207–206 BC) Capussa, King (206 BC) Lacumazes, King (206 BC) Masinissa, King (206–c.202 BC) Western...

the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) under Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. During the Eastern Zhou dynasty (c. 771 – 256 BC), local varieties of Chinese...

(771–476 BC) Warring States period (476–221 BC) Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) Antiquity mid dynastic periods Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) Western Han (206 BC – 2...

history of practices involved in governing the land from the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) to the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The only level at which state officials...

the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black 154 BC - Rebellion of the...

affairs that lasted until its collapse in 206 BC. It was formally established after the conquests in 221 BC, when Ying Zheng, who had become king of the...

kings of seized territories. 206 BC – 202 BC: Civil war of the Chu-Han contention in China. 205 BC: the Cretan War (205–200 BC) begins between Macedonia...

Quintus Caecilius Metellus may refer to: Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC) Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer...

dynasty (c. 1558–1046 BC) through the dukes of the State of Song (11th century – 286 BC). During the reign of Qin Shi Huang (r. 247–210 BC), the First Emperor...

9–1.8 m (2 ft 11 in – 5 ft 11 in) long shaft, but around the 4th century BC a spearhead was added to the blade, and it became a halberd. The spear is...

were kept, while pu was a garden for plants. During the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), yuan became the character for all gardens. The old character for yuan...

single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and was especially common in Song China (960–1279). The zhanmadao...

221 BC, China proper was unified by the Qin dynasty and after a brief civil war, more permanently by the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). About 209 BC the...

Cisalpine Gaul in spring 207 BC. This new Carthaginian invasion was defeated at the Battle of the Metaurus. At the battle of Ilipa in 206 Scipio permanently ended...

Scipio's conquest of Carthaginian Iberia culminated in the Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC against Hannibal's brother Mago Barca. Although considered a hero by the...

his Iberian campaign (210–206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal) and his African campaign (204–202 BC). His command of the Roman...

the Warring States period (403–221 BC) Soldiers from the Terracotta Army, interred by 210 BC, Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) Yangshao culture earthenware highlighted...

attempt to join his brother, Hannibal, but was defeated before he could. In 206 BC at the Battle of Ilipa, Scipio with 48,000 men, half Italian and half Iberian...

as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han dynasty (since c. 206 BC), and later adopted for navigation by the Song dynasty Chinese during the...

during the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). It was still widely used for decorative engraving and seals during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). The literal translation...

This article concerns the 200 BC decade, that lasted from 209 BC to 200 BC. The Romans under Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus capture Tarentum (modern...

Huhai, the Qin dynasty collapsed a mere three years later. The Han dynasty (206 BC–220 CE) then emerged from the ensuing civil wars and succeeded in establishing...

of these were destroyed when Xiang Yu burned the palaces of Xianyang in 206 BC. Recent research suggests that this "burying Confucian scholars alive" is...

"pigsty" and "privy". Funerary models of pig toilets from the Han dynasty (206 BC to AD 220) prove that it was an ancient custom. These arrangements have...