Roman–Greek wars
The Roman-Greek wars were a series of conflicts between the Roman Republic and Greek kingdoms and city-states.
The list includes:
- The Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), which ended with the victory of Pyrrhus of Epirus, regarded as a ‘Pyrrhic victory’ (and the origin of this term).
- The First Macedonian War (214–205 BC), which 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), which ended with the Peace of Apamea.
- The Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC), after which Macedonian territory was divided into four client republics.
- The Fourth Macedonian War (150–148 BC), after which Macedonia was formally annexed.
- The First Mithridatic War (89-85 BC), during which Rome fought with Pontus over control of Anatolia.
- The Second Mithridatic War (83-81BC), which ended indecisively.
- The Third Mithridatic war (73-63 BC), in which Rome conquered the Pontic kingdom and Syria.
- The Battle of Alexandria (30 BC) in which Rome gave the final blow and conquered Ptolemaic Egypt.
See also[edit]
Categories:
- Set index articles
- Roman–Greek wars
- 3rd-century BC conflicts
- 2nd-century BC conflicts
- 3rd century BC in the Roman Republic
- 2nd century BC in the Roman Republic
- 3rd century BC in Greece
- 2nd century BC in Greece
- Wars involving ancient Greece
- Wars involving the Roman Republic
- Wars of the Hellenistic period
- Greece under Roman rule