Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Second Macedonian War
In 200 BCE, Attalus became involved in the Second Macedonian War. Acarnanians with Macedonian support invaded Attica, causing Athens, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Campaign In Greece
Later that summer Laevinus seized the main town of Zacynthus, except for its citadel, and the Acarnanian town of Oeniadae and the island ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 200 Bc: Encyclopedia - 200 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia - Attalus I
Attalus I (Soter "Savior") (269 BCE–197 BCE)1 ruled Pergamon, a Greek city state in present-day Turkey, from 241 BCE to 197 BCE. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Demetrius Urges War Against Rome
Rome's preoccupation with its war with Carthage provided an opportunity for Philip V of Macedon, to attempt to extend his power westward....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Hostilities Resume
From Naupactus, Sulplicius sailed east to Corinth and Sicyon, conducting raids there. Philip, with his cavalry caught the Romans ashore a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - The War Ends
Although Philip considered Attalus' escape a bitter defeat,46 it proved to be the turning-point of the war. Attalus was forced to return ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Philip Allies With Carthage
After hearing of Rome's nearly disastrous defeat at the hands of Hannibal at Cannae in 216 BC, Philip sent ambassadors to Hannibal's camp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Philip Builds A Fleet
Philip spent the winter of 217–216 BC building a fleet of 100 warships, something, according to Polybius "hardly any Macedonian king ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Rome Seeks Allies In Greece
Desiring to prevent Philip from aiding Carthage in Italy and elsewhere, Rome sought out land allies in Greece. Laevinus had begun explori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - War Breaks Out In Illyria
In the late summer of 214 BC, Philip again attempted an Illyrian invasion by sea, with a fleet of 120 lembi. He captured Oricum which was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Macedonian War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Macedonian War - Attempt At Peace Fails
From Lamia, Philip went to Phalara. There he met representatives from the neutral states of Egypt, Rhodes, Athens and Chios who were tryi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - Macedonian Dominance
The conquests of Alexander had a number of consequences for the Greek city-states. It greatly widened the horizons of the Greeks, making ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - History
Macedonia region - Ancient Macedonia 500 BC to 146 BC. For a more complete treatment of early Macedonia, see Macedon. Macedonia is kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius Of Pharos: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius Of Pharos - Urges War With Rome
Demetrius was received warmly by the young king (whose father was also called Demetrius), becoming one of Philip's most trusted advisors....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Ancient Rome - Institutions
See also Roman military structure. Military history of ancient Rome - Roman army. "The Roman Army" is the name given by English-speake...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Eurasia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Eurasia - Roman Dominance
Magnesia secured Roman dominance in the Mediterranean region. The destruction of Carthage and Corinth in 146 BCE merely confirmed this. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Navy - History
Roman Navy - Early history. The Romans were originally a land power based in the Italian mainland, and were wary of the sea. In the Fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Greece - List Of Greek Military Encounters
Military history of Greece - Prehistoric and ancient period. Trojan War Battle of Ephesus Persian Wars Battle of Marathon Battle of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Republic - History Of The Roman Republic
Roman Republic - The legendary founding of Rome — 753 BC. The origins and early history of Rome are very uncertain. While there are q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Mycenaean Greece Bronze Age
Mycenaean Greece, also known as Bronze Age Greece, is the Late Helladic Bronze Age civilization of Ancient Greece. It lasted from the arr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius Of Pharos: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius Of Pharos - Piracy
Piracy, a well-established practice and probably an important source of income among the Illyrians,7 had been one of the causes of the Fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius Of Pharos: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius Of Pharos - The Second Illyrian War
The following spring, in 219 BC, the Roman Senate sent the Consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus, with an army to Illyria.12 Upon discovering Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demetrius Of Pharos: Encyclopedia Ii - Demetrius Of Pharos - Effect On Philips' Character
Polybius also blamed Demetrius' influence for Philips tyrannical behavior.18. One incident involved Philip's apparent role in a massacre ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Eurasia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Eurasia - The Fall Of Rome
In 376 the Huns attacked the Ostrogothic kingdom. The Ostrogoths were defeated and the defeated Germans were soon on the banks of the Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Eurasia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Eurasia - A Multipolar Subcontinent
The Eastern Empire survived in part because its main rival the Sassanids had troubles of their own fending off attacks from the steppes b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Greece - 19th Century
Military history of Greece - 20th century. First Balkan War Second Balkan War Greco-Italian War Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) Battle o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Greece - List Of Fortifications In Greece
Military history of Greece - Ancient & Roman. Long Walls Military history of Greece - Mediæval period. Monemvasia Mistra Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Greece - List Of Greek Military Alliances
Military history of Greece - Ancient. Achaean League League of Corinth Delian League Peloponnesian League Military history of Greece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Republic - Figures Of The Republic
Roman Republic - Early Republic. Lucretia Lucius Junius Brutus Cincinnatus Appius Claudius the Censor Samnite wars Punic wars, Carthag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Eurasia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Eurasia - Early Classical
Cyrus the Great after having successfully rebelled and overthrown the Median King, invaded Lydia in 546 BCE and conquered it. In 538 BCE ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ottoman Rule And The Rise Of Modern Greece
Main articles: Ottoman Greece and History of Modern Greece When the Ottomans arrived, two Greek migrations occurred. The first migration ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Mycenaean Greece Bronze Age
Mycenaean Greece, also known as Bronze Age Greece, is the Late Helladic Bronze Age civilization of Ancient Greece. It lasted from the arr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Medieval Greece
The history of the Byzantine Empire is described by scholar August Heisenberg as the history "of the Roman state of the Greek nation, tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Medieval Greece
The history of the Byzantine Empire is described by scholar August Heisenberg as the history "of the Roman state of the Greek nation, tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Creation Of The Modern Greek State
The Ottomans ruled Greece until the early 19th century. In 1821, the Greeks rebelled in the Greek War of Independence and declared their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Wife And Sons
Attalus married Apollonis, from Cyzicus. They had four sons, Eumenes, Attalus, Philetaerus and Athenaeus (after Apollonis' father).47 Pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - The Introduction Of The Cult Of The Magna Mater To Rome
In 205 BCE, after the "Peace of Phoenice", Rome turned to Attalus, as its only friend in Asia, for help concerning a religious matter. An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - Philip V
Antigonus II died in 239. His death saw another revolt of the Greek cities led by the Achaean League, whose dominant figure was Aratus of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Macedonian Hostilities Of 201 Bce
Prevented by the treaty of Phoenice from expansion in the east, Philip set out to extend his power in the Aegean and in Asia Minor. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - First Macedonian War
Attalus, now thwarted in the east, turned his attention westward. Perhaps because of concern for the ambitions of Philip V of Macedon, At...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Early Life
Little is known about Attalus' early life. He was the son of Attalus, and Antiochis.4 The elder Attalus, was the son of a brother (also c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Defeat Of The Galatians
According to Pausanias "the greatest of his achievements" was the defeat of the "Gauls"(Γαλάται)5. Pausanias was referring to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Conquests In Seleucid Asia Minor
Several years after the first victory over the Gauls, Pergamon was again attacked by the Gauls together with their ally Antiochus Hierax,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - The Rise Of Rome
In 192 war broke out between Rome and the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III. Some Greek cities now saw Antiochus as their saviour from Roman r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Mycenaean Greece Bronze Age
Mycenaean Greece, also known as Bronze Age Greece, is the Late Helladic Bronze Age civilization of Ancient Greece. It lasted from the arr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - Boundaries And Definitions
The name of Macedonia has not been always used with regard to the region as defined above. In its beginnings, the ancient state of Macedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - Demographics
As a frontier region where several very different cultures meet, Macedonia has an extremely diverse demographic profile. Greeks form the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Ancient Rome: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Ancient Rome - Events
Military history of ancient Rome - Patterns of Roman wars. The first Roman wars were wars of expansion and defence, aimed at protecting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - Etymology Of The Name Of Macedonia
According to ancient Greek mythology, Macedon - ancient Greek Μακεδών Makedōn, poetic Μακηδών Makēdōn - was the name of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Medieval Greece
The history of the Byzantine Empire is described by scholar August Heisenberg as the history "of the Roman state of the Greek nation, tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Greek Dark Ages
The Greek Dark Ages (ca. 1200 BC–800 BC) refers to the period of Greek prehistory from the presumed Dorian invasion and end of the Myce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Hellenistic Greece
The Hellenistic period of Greek history begins with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and ends with the annexation of the Greek ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Roman Period
Militarily Greece itself declined to the point that the Romans conquered the land (168 BC onwards), though Greek culture would in turn co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Republic - Government Institutions
The first and most important institution of the Roman Republic was the Roman Senate. Inside the Senate there were two unofficial parties:...   » Read the article