300 to 201 b.c.

300 to 201 b.c.

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This century marked the peak of Greek culture at the city of Alexandria in Egypt and the beginning of Roman dominance of the Mediterranean as Carthage was defeated in the first two of the Punic wars. India had one of its greatest periods under Ashoka Vardhana and China ended its formative age with unusual progressive activities preparing it for the fabulous Han era to follow.

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