15 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (6)
The Gaodi emperor died at Changle Palace; Empress Lü and Shen Yiji did not begin mourning for four days. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 漢高祖十二年四月)
He was buried at Changling and Empress Lü and the ministers gave him the posthumous title Gao Huangdi (Supreme Emperor Gao). (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 漢高祖十二年五月)
Ying Bu, King of Huainan, rebelled and annexed the land of King Liu Jia of Jing; Gaozu went in person and in the tenth month of the twelfth year defeated Ying Bu's army at Huizui. (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷008 高祖本紀)
On his return Gaozu stopped at Pei and held a banquet at the Pei Palace; he sang 'The great wind rises', and made Pei his bath-fief (tangmu yi). (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷008 高祖本紀)
Gaozu died in the Changle Palace (Chang'an); the mourning was not announced for four days, and on the dingwei day it was announced; Lu Wan fled to the Xiongnu. (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷008 高祖本紀)
In the tenth month of winter, Emperor Gao and Jing Bu met west of Ji county; Gao built a fort at Yongcheng, and when Jing Bu said he wanted to be emperor, a great battle followed; Jing Bu was defeated and fled across the Huai. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷012 (원문 단락 #855, -195년))
When the enemy scattered, plundering spread widely and contributed to the submission of the Spanish population as much as the battle did (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 34.16)
The Romans formed up beyond missile range and offered battle, but the enemy did not come out, so they returned to camp (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 34.28)
While Lucius pressed the siege of Gythium by land and sea, Quinctius posted his army on the hills and pressured the city (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 34.29)
After granting peace to Nabis and sending home the forces of Eumenes and Rhodes, Quinctius goes to Argos, where everyone rejoices (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 34.40)
Cato becomes consul with Valerius Flaccus and is assigned Hispania Citerior (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Cato Major 10.1)
On the way back Cato subdues the Lacetani tribe and executes 600 deserters (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Cato Major 11.1)
Flamininus begins war against the Spartan tyrant Nabis (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Flamininus 13.1)