Expansion Into Greece Flashcards
219 BCE
Second Illyrian War
215-205 BCE
First Macedonian war
199-196 BCE
Second Macedonian War
192-189 BCE
War against Antiochus III
171-168 BCE
Third Macedonian war
Outcomes of the wars
No obvious long term engagement between Rome and the east, the Illyrian wars were not wars of expansion
229 BCE
First Illyrian War
Causes for the wars according to Polybius
Universal aggression on the Romans behalf - they wanted control of Greece and Asia
215 BC
Philip sends fleet against Oricum who send a help appeal to Rome. Rome liberates them and they permanently have a fleet in Illyrian waters
213 Bc
Philip attacks Lissus
212 BC
Rome seeks a military alliance with the Aetolian league
211 BC
They enter a treaty
205 BC
Parthenai, Dimallum and Barganium fall to Rome but no direct aggression
What caused the second Macedonian war?
A third party, in 201 BC Attalus of Pergamum renewed his alliance with Rome against Philip
200 BC
The Romans establish a base at Apollonia
199 BC
Philip returns from Asia and Rome withdraws from Illyria
198 BC
Minor battles between Philip and Flaminius and Flaminius occupies Thessaly
197 BC
Flaminius defeats Philip in the battle of Cynosephelae
192 BC
Antiochus lands at Demetrius and invades Thessaly
191 BC
Acilius Glabrio takes legions to Greece and there is fighting at Thermopylae, Cato cuts off Antiochus’ forces, total defeat of the Syrian army!
190 BC
L Scipio pushes Antiochus back to Asia Minor
189 BC
Peace treaty
Consequences of the third Macedonian war
Deportation of all royals
Partitioning of Macedonia into four republics
Restrictions in trade
Redirection of tax payments to Rome
