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The First Macedonian War (214–205 BC) was fought by Rome, allied (after 211 BC) with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, against Philip V of Macedon, contemporaneously with the Second Punic War (218–201 BC) against Carthage. There were no decisive engagements, and the war ended in a stalemate.
Doubting Rome's strength (not an unfounded belief given Rome's performance in the First Macedonian War) Philip ignored the request, which surprised the Romans. Believing their honor and reputation on the line, Rome escalated the conflict by sending an army of Romans and Greek allies to force the issue, beginning the Second Macedonian War. [16]
Marcus Valerius Laevinus (c. 260 BC – 200 BC) was a Roman consul and commander who rose to prominence during the Second Punic War and corresponding First Macedonian War.A member of the gens Valeria, an old patrician family believed to have migrated to Rome under the Sabine king T. Tatius, [1] Laevinus played an integral role in the containment of the Macedonian threat.
Yet Philip's rule would be marked by war with Rome, which culminated with a treaty with Carthage which led to the First Macedonian War. [12] The first war ended in a stalemate and the Peace of Phoinike, which allowed Philip to keep his newly acquired land from his campaigns against the Aetolians, Rome's ally. Between 205 and 201/200 BC Philip ...
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 Kingdom of Macedon. The Roman–Seleucid war (192–188 BC), which ended with the Treaty of Apamea.
This would later bring Attalus into conflict with Philip V of Macedon, king of Antigonid Macedonia and the preeminent power in the Aegean Sea region, in what would eventually become the First Macedonian War. [30] Attalus sought to burnish his regional reputation, more so than many of his contemporary rulers.
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War crimes were committed by both sides during the Macedonian struggle. According to a 1900 British report compiled by Alfred Biliotti , who is considered to have heavily relied on Greek intelligence agents, [ 54 ] starting from 1897, the members of the Exarchist committees had embarked upon a systematic and extensive campaign of executions of ...