Roman–Greek wars

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The Roman–Greek wars were a series of conflicts between the Roman Republic and various Ancient Greek states during the late Hellenistic period. The list includes:

  • the Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), after which Rome asserted its hegemony over Magna Grecia.
  • the First Macedonian War (214–205 BC), that ended with the Peace of Phoenice
  • the Second Macedonian War (200–197 BC), during which the Romans declared "the freedom of Greece" from the Macedonian Kings.
  • the Roman–Seleucid War (192–188 BC), that ended with the Peace of Apamea
  • the Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC), after which Macedonian territory was divided in four client republics
  • the Fourth Macedonian War (150–148 BC), after which Macedonia was formally annexed
  • the Achaean War (146 BC), during which Corinth was destroyed and Southern Greece divided in two provinces.

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