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The Chapters of the
Macedonian Wars
There were FOUR
different conflicts:
First
Macedonian War
The First Macedonian War was fought
215-205 BC.
Macedonian King
Philip V
allied with
Hannibal
from
Carthage, who was himself involved in a war against Rome,
the
Second Punic War.
Brilliant timing, thought Philip, and went ahead to invade Illyria, formerly under Roman domination. The Romans were
unable to defend their territories.
The Peace of Phoenice in 205
BC concluded the war.
The Macedonians won the First Macedonian
War.
Second
Macedonian War
The Second Macedonian War was fought
200-196 BC.
Philip kept going for more territories,
the Romans told him to stop, Philip couldn't hear on that ear. The
Battle of Cynoscephalae
in 197 BC was part of this war. Led by General Titus Quinctius
Flamininus Rome won the battle and the war.
197 BC Battle of Cynoscephalae - Phase I
197 BC Battle of Cynoscephalae - Phase II
197 BC Battle of Cynoscephalae - Phase III
197 BC Battle of Cynoscephalae - Phase IV
The Romans won the Second Macedonian
War.
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