Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Athenian democracy develops.
Ictinus and Callicrates are the architects and Phidias is responsible for the sculpture. Rome defeats the Carthaginians and begins its domination of the Mediterranean. Rome destroys Carthage, killing 450,000 and enslaving the remaining 50,000 inhabitants. Roman armies conquer Macedonia, Greece, Anatolia, Balearic Islands, and southern France. Romans conquer Seleucid empire.