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

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 Arch es 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 .

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

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