What is 2nd century BC?
{{Centurybox|-2}} [[File:Expansion of Rome, 2nd century BC fi.gif|left|thumb|This the image of the Expansion of Rome]] The '''2nd century BC''' was a [[century]] that started on the first day of [[200 BC]] and ended on the last day of [[101 BC]]. It is considered part of the [[Classical antiquity|Classical period]] of history. [[File:Expansion of Rome, 2nd century BC-zh-classical.png|thumb|220x220px|Expansion Of Rome]] [[File:East-Hem 100bc.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[eastern hemisphere]] at the end of the 2nd century BC.|alt=100 BC|left]]After having won the [[Second Punic War]], the [[Roman Republic]] continued expanding by conquering neighbouring territories. It eventually made [[Greece]] part of its empire. It also took the coast of [[North Africa]] after destroying the city of [[Carthage]] at the end of the [[Third Punic War]]. In the east, the [[Seleucid Empire]] was forced to make concessions to Rome in order to avoid war. Rome came to dominate the [[Mediterranean Sea]] during this period. By the end of the century, its [[Roman army|army]] changed from [[conscription]] to a voluntary professional force. These changes were known as the [[Marian Reforms]]. In East Asia, [[China]] became very successful under the [[Han Dynasty]]. Its empire extended from [[Korea]] in the east to [[Vietnam]] in the South and, to the borders of what is today [[Kazakhstan]] in the west. The Han also try to get help in fighting the [[Xiongnu]] from the [[Yuezhi]] people in the west.<ref>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18006 C.Michael Hogan, ''Silk Road, North China'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham]</ref> It is also during this century that the first [[paper]] was made in China. In Europa, the [[Second Macedonian War]] fought between [[Macedon]], led by [[Philip V of Macedon]], and [[Rome]] (200–197 BC) marked a significant stage in increasing Roman intervention in the affairs of the eastern [[Mediterranean]], which would eventually lead to Rome's conquest of the entire region. In 203-191 the Boii were submitted b