Roman–Greek wars
The Roman–Greek wars were a series of conflicts between the Roman Republic and various Ancient Greek states during the late Hellenistic period. The list includes:
- the Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), after which Rome asserted its hegemony over Magna Grecia.
- the First Macedonian War (214–205 BC), that 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), that ended with the Peace of Apamea
- the Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC), after which Macedonian territory was divided in four client republics
- the Fourth Macedonian War (150–148 BC), after which Macedonia was formally annexed
- the Achaean War (146 BC), during which Corinth was destroyed and Greece divided in two provinces.
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