CLST 201 Lecture 7: CLST201 Week 7.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 201
• Professor: Bernard Kavanagh

Document Summary

Attalus of pergamum and rome intervened in greece. Titus quinctius flamininus consul 198: defeated philip v in cynosephaelae, agreed to withdraw and surrender most of his army, rome had no interest in permenant military precence in greece, gave freedom to the greek cities. After roman troops withdrawed from the city, antiochus iii, king of syria came. Rome was busy with philip v, antiochus extended power to asia minor and was surrounding pergamum: he sent small army across the aegean sea. 191 consuls defeated antiochus and allies in thermopylae. Senate sent a army which joined forced with eumenes who was now king of pergamum. Lucius cornelius scipio defeated antiochus army at magnesia (189: abandoned all his claims and roman officials divided antiochus" territory among. Senate decided on war against perseus: 168, lucius aemilius paullus defeated perseus at pynda where most of his army was, peace was severe, macedon was divided into 4 regions. Each had on assembly and elected officials.