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October 19 - In an epic showdown between the two greatest generals of their age, Scipio Africanus Major defeats Hannibal in the Battle Of Zama . On Hannibal's advice, Carthage sues for peace, ending the Second Punic War . Carthage is reduced to a client state.

The Han emperor Liu Bang moves his capital from Luoyang to Chang'an ( Xian ), Construction of the new capital city Chang'an started. He gives the area of today's Fujian Province to Wuzhu as his kingdom. Wuzhu started construction of his own capital Ye ( Fuzhou ).

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