196 BC

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[edit] Rome

• At the Isthmian Games, the Roman Titus Quinctius Flamininus proclaims the Greeks to be a free people.
• Rome subjugates Comum in northern Italy.
• Lucius Stertinius erects triumphal arches in Rome to commemorate his victories in Spain.
• A new category of Roman priests, the tresviri epulones, are elected to supervise the feasts of the gods; the first three are Gaius Licinius Lucullus, Publius Manlius, and Publius Porcius Laeca.

[edit] Egypt

• March 27 - Council of Priests at Memphis pass a decree praising the deeds of Ptolemy V, which is recorded on the Rosetta Stone.

[edit] Carthage

• Hannibal takes control of the government of Carthage in order to end widespread corruption.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Han Xin Chinese military leader under Liu Bang, who founded the Han dynasty.