203 BC

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Centuries:	4th century BC · 3rd century BC · 2nd century BC
Decades:	230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC
Years:	206 BC 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC

203 BC in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	203 BC
Ab urbe condita	551
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-2046 – -2045
Buddhist calendar	342
Chinese calendar	2434/2494 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to — 2435/2495 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年)
Ethiopian calendar	-210 – -209
Hebrew calendar	3558 – 3559
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	-147 – -146
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2899 – 2900
Holocene calendar	9798
Iranian calendar	824 BP – 823 BP
Islamic calendar	849 BH – 848 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 458 (皇紀458年)
- Jōmon Era	9798
Julian calendar	-157
Korean calendar	2131
Thai solar calendar	341
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[edit] Events

[edit] By place

[edit] Rome

• Second Punic War:
  • Scipio's surprise night attack destroyed the first Carthaginian army under Hasdrubal Gisco and Syphax
  • The Romans under Scipio again defeat the second Carthaginian army of Hasdrubal Gisco and Syphax in the Battle of Bagbrades.
  • Syphax is captured and imprisoned at Alba Fucens, Masinissa, ally of Scipio, became sole ruler of Numidia
  • Mago Barca was defeated and badly wounded by the Romans in a battle fought in the territory of the Insubres
  • Hannibal was recalled to Carthage.

[edit] Births

• Polybius, Greek historian

[edit] Deaths

• Mago Barca, brother of Hannibal
• Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Roman general and statesman