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The Roman-Greek wars were a series of conflicts between the Roman Republic and Greek kingdoms and city-states.
The list includes:
The
Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), which ended with the victory of Pyrrhus of Epirus, regarded as a ‘Pyrrhic victory’ (and the origin of this term).
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 Macedonian Kings.
The
Roman–Seleucid War (192–188 BC), which ended with the
Peace of Apamea .
The
Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC), after which Macedonian territory was divided into four client republics.
The
Fourth Macedonian War (150–148 BC), after which Macedonia was formally annexed.
The
First Mithridatic War (89-85 BC), during which Rome fought with Pontus over control of Anatolia.
The
Second Mithridatic War (83-81BC), which ended indecisively.
The
Third Mithridatic war (73-63 BC), in which Rome conquered the Pontic kingdom and Syria.
The
Battle of Alexandria (30 BC) in which Rome gave the final blow and conquered Ptolemaic Egypt.
See also