This is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 2nd century BC.

Political entities Sovereign stateYearsAdena culture1000–200 BCAlbania 4th century BC – 8th century ADArdiaean Kingdom c.260–168 BCArmenia 190 BC–428 ADAtropatene320s BC – 3rd century ADBithynia297–74 BCBuyeo 2nd century BC – 494 ADCarthaginian Empire650–146 BCChavín culture900–200 BCChera Kingdom5th century BC – 1102 ADCommagene163 BC–72 ADDardanian Kingdom c.448–28 BCDongye 3rd century BC – 5th century ADGojoseon 2333–108 BCGreco-Bactrian Kingdom256–125 BCHan Empire 206 BC–220 ADHimyarite Kingdom 110 BC–520 ADIberia302 BC–580 ADIndo–Greek Kingdom180 BC–10 ADIndo–Scythian Kingdom200 BC–400 ADJin 3rd century – 2nd century BCJudea137–37 BCKush 1070 BC–350 ADLycaonia8th century – 200 BCMacedonia8th century – 146 BCMauretania110 BC–40 ADMaurya Empire321–185 BCMaya civilizationc.2000 BC–1697 ADMinyue224–110 BCNanyue204–111 BCNabataean kingdom168 BC–106 ADNumidia 202–46 BCOkjeo 2nd century BC – 5th century ADOsroene132 BC–244 ADParacas culture600–175 BCParthian Empire247 BC–224 ADPontus 291 BC–62 ADPtolemaic Kingdom305–30 BCRoman Republic509–27 BCSātavāhana Empire230 BC–220 ADScythia8th century BC – 2nd century ADSeleucid Empire312–63 BCShunga Empire185 BC - 73 BCSparta11th century – 195 BCScordiscic.278–50 BC

See also List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states List of states during Late Antiquity List of states during the Middle Ages

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