CLA231H1 Lecture 4: Conquest Abroad and Conflict at Home
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Conquest abroad and conflict at home thursday, january 27, 2015. Rome begins to spread across the mediterranean, though it still lacks an emperor. So much income coming into rome, no need to collect taxes. Still a republic, but there is a massive acquisition of wealth and territory. Rome"s territory spreads west and east: reaches from atlantic to hellenic kingdoms in east. Conquest of the balkans and asia minor p. 117- 123. 219 bce: rome invades ilyria: philip v of macedon backs ilyrians, rome is victorious. 215 205 bce: first macedonian war: rome is victorious, no territorial or political changes due to treaty. 200-196: second macedonian war: attalids of pergamum call on rome for assistance against macedonians, philip v defeated by flaminius in 197 bce, philip leaves greece. 192 -89: syrian war: attalids call on rome again for assistance against seleucids. Scipio africanus comes as advisor for romans, hannibal for antiochus: scipio defeats antiochus at magnesia, asia minor seceded to attalids.
