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	Second Punic War, 218-201 BC
		Everything suggests that he was intent on war with Rome from the moment he came to power, a cause he probably inherited from his father (considered by Polybius to be one of the main causes of the second war).
		When the war broke out, Sicily was split into a Roman province in the west, and an area in the east controlled by Syracuse, still controlled by Hiero, Rome's ally of the first war.
		Spain saw the first appearance of the greatest Roman general of the war - Publius Cornelius Scipio or Scipio Africanus - son of the Publius Scipio killed in 211.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/wars_punic2.html (8219 words)

	Punic Wars - Crystalinks
		The First Punic War was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 264 to 241 BC.
		Moreover, the Republic's ability to attract private investments in the war effort by playing on their citizens' patriotism to fund ships and crews, was one of the deciding factors of the war, particularly when contrasted with the Carthaginian nobility's apparent unwillingness to risk their fortunes for the common good.
		The Third Punic War was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 149 BC to 146 BC.
	www.crystalinks.com /punicwars.html (3919 words)

	Macedonian
		The second Macedonian, a 36‑gun frigate, was rebuilt from the keel of the first Macedonian at Gosport (later Norfolk) Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va., beginning in 1832; and was launched and placed in service in 1836, Capt. Thomas ap C. Jones in command.
		Macedonian was assigned to the West India Squadron to cruise in the West Indies and along the west coast of Africa from 1839 to 1847 as a continuing deterrent to Carribean pirates.
		In 1852 Macedonian docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to be razed and converted to a sloop‑of‑war for the expedition to Japan, 1852 to 1854.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m1/macedonian-ii.htm (495 words)

	First Macedonian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Macedonian War (214 BC - 205 BC) was fought by Rome, allied (after 211 BC) with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, against Philip V of Macedon, contemporaneously with the Second Punic War against Carthage.
		However, in 219 BC, during the Second Illyrian War he was defeated by the Romans and fled to the court of Philip.
		Involved in a war with the Aetolians, Philip learned by messenger of the victory of Hannibal, over the Romans, at Lake Trasimene in June of 217 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Macedonian_War (3452 words)

	222. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		In the FIRST MACEDONIAN WAR Philip V of Macedon attempted to help Hannibal and the Carthaginians against Rome, but a Roman fleet in the Adriatic prevented him from crossing to Italy and the Romans secured the support of the Aetolian League and Pergamum (212), as well as of Elis, Mantinea, and Sparta.
		In the THIRD MACEDONIAN WAR Perseus was crushed by Aemilius Paullus at Pydna (168).
		The FOURTH MACEDONIAN WAR was begun by Andriscus, who pretended to be a son of Perseus.
	www.bartleby.com /67/211.html (613 words)

	Macedonian-Romans wars , 215-167 BC
		As reason for beginning of the war was taken the fact that Philip V took part in the war against the Thracians on territory of Pergam.
		The Third Macedonian War (171-167 BC): In this period king of the Macedonians was Perseius (179-167 BC).
		In the war against the Roman on his side he got the Illyrians with their king Gentius, the Thrace tribe Odrissy, sympathies of the democrats of Athens.
	www.mymacedonia.net /history/wars.htm (464 words)

	Wikinfo \| Second Punic War
		The Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 218 to 204 BC.
		After Carthage lost its holdings in Sicily to Rome in the First Punic War, Carthage moved to compensate for the loss by extending her territory in Iberia (the ancient Roman name for modern Spain and Portugal).
		Philip V of Macedonia also allied with Hannibal in 217 BC, starting the First Macedonian War against Rome, but his fleet was not able to stand up to Rome's and he was never able to give any useful help.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Second_Punic_War (1466 words)

	ALRItkwRom101PunicWars.html -- Punic War Overview
		The two great historical sources about this series of wars are Polybius a Greek historian attached to staff of Scipio Africanus, the Roman hero of the second Punic War, and Livy, a Roman historian who wrote in the late first century AD, using as his sources Polybius and other sources that have since been lost.
		The first war between Rome and Carthage was fought over and about Sicily and ended with a Roman victory and possession of Sicily.
		This was the war during which the Romans invented the "Corvus" (Latin for "crow"), the ramp with a big spike on the end -- like the hooked beak of a crow -- that allowed Roman land troops to fight at sea.
	www.mmdtkw.org /ALRItkwRom101PunicWars.html (1726 words)

	MACEDONIAN WARS
		This war was unpopular with Rome since it followed soon after the exhausting conflict with Carthage, but the Romans were prepared for war.
		They made an alliance with the enemies of Macedonia, and this whole anti-Macedonia coalition was united in war to defeat King Philip V. The war was launched by the Roman's against Philip, since he refused to guarantee to make no hostile moves against the states of Greece, and Philip V was defeated.
		The Fourth Macedonian War occurred between 149 BC and 148 BC.
	www.cybermacedonia.com /makwar.html (307 words)

	Macedonian Herald - United Macedonians Organization of Canada
		The purpose of the United Macedonians Organization is mainly one, and that is to unite all Macedonians of the North American Continent, regardless of their religious beliefs, ethnic origin, political opinions or affiliations.
		The Macedonian people should be proud that one of their leaders was able to foresee over seventy years ago, not only the problems of the Macedonian people, but also the solution to the problems of the whole world.
		The Macedonian people are very closely related to their church as they were forcefully deprived of their religious institutions for a very long period of time.
	www.unitedmacedonians.org /newspaper/dec99/first.html (3268 words)

	Rome: The Conquest of the Hellenistic Empires
		Rome had almost been destroyed by Carthage and the Macedonian kingdom under Philip V 221-179 BC) had allied themselves with Carthage; the Hellenistic world had appeared on the Roman radar in the only way that foreign countries ever appeared on the Roman radar: as a potential threat.
		They had fought against Philip during the Second Punic War (this first Roman war with Philip was called the First Macedonian War), and demanded that he cease seizing Greek territory.
		However, the massive wealth that was created for Rome awoke old tensions between the classes, and the Republic would live in a state of crisis for over a hundred years—a crisis that, at its conclusion, would precipitate the demise of the Republic in favor of a dictatorship.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/ROME/CONQHELL.HTM (837 words)

	Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 16
		But she was an object of envy to the kings of Syria and Macedonia; and toward the close of the second Punic war, in order to protect herself, she had formed an alliance with Rome.
		The First Macedonian War (B.C..—It was the indiscreet alliance of Philip of Macedonia with Hannibal, during the second Punic war, which we have already noticed, that brought about the first conflict between Rome and Macedonia.
		Thus closed what is generally called the first Macedonian war, which was really nothing more than a diversion to prevent Philip from giving aid to Hannibal after the battle of Cannae.
	www.forumromanum.org /history/morey16.html (2352 words)

	the atrium \| golden threads \| roman history \| second punic war
		Half way through the war with Hannibal, in 209/8, the number of citizens dropped to 237,108 (some manuscripts have 137,108, but that is too big a drop, even considering the damage Hannibal inflicted; probably a mistake by a scribe).
		Also, you're forgetting that Rome was able to forestall Macedonian intervention in the war (on the side of Hannibal, that is) by organizing a native Greek resistance league that preoccupied the Macedonians until it was too late.
		Of course, Pericles died in the second year of the war, and the war was quite balanced at that time, but i think his strategy was followed until the Nicias Peace.
	www.atrium-media.com /goldenthreads/punicwar2.html (5580 words)

	First Macedonian War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As Hannibal ravaged Italy in the Second Punic War, Philip the V of Macedonia sought to take advantage of Rome's problems and extend his domain within his region of influence.
		Marching north, the Macedonians captured several cities, while all Laevinus could do was prevent any attempted reinforcement of Hannibal's Carthaginian army and harrass coastal bases supply routes.
		Greek cities on the western coast of the Achaean peninsula however, had to remain free of Macedonian authority and with this Philip willingly agreed.
	www.unrv.com /empire/first-macedonian-war.php (774 words)

	ROME AND THE CONQUEST OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
		Aetolia, Rome's foremost ally in war, failed to gain the territorial concessions she had sought and expected.
		The War against Antiochus III (the Macedonian king of Greater Syria) and the Aetolians, 192-189.
		The Fourth Macedonia War = Achaean War, 150-146 B.C. The republican militias of Macedonia were not effective against the rebel and alleged son of Perseus, Andriscus.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~msnic/RepRomeW01/macedwars.htm (1205 words)

	Macedon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The first influence of Greek culture in Macedon came from the colonies along the shore founded in the 8th cent.
		B.C.) was the first Macedonian king to enter into Greek politics; he began a policy of imitating features of Greek civilization.
		They had armies largely Macedonian and Greek in personnel, and most of them founded cities with colonies of their soldiers.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Macedon.html (654 words)

	Second Macedonian War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rome was still occupied with Carthage, ending the war with the victory over Hannibal at Zama in 202 BC, and the continued hostile actions of Philip V of Macedon had to be temporarily overlooked.
		In negotiating with the Macedonian King, Flaminius championed the freedom of the Greek cities and demanded Macedonian withdrawal from all of Greece.
		The Macedonian phalanx is an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Persian empire.
	www.unrv.com /empire/second-macedonian-war.php (1211 words)

	Appian's Roman History: The Macedonian Wars
		Philip himself, moved by a desire of enlarging his dominions, although he had suffered nothing whatever at the hands of the Romans, sent an embassy, the chief of which was Xenophanes, to Hannibal in Italy, proposing to aid him in Italy if he would promise to assist him in the subjugation of Greece.
		said that it was not in his power to conclude peace, and wrote privately to the Senate that it was for the advantage of the Romans that the Aetolians should continue the war against Philip, the Senate forbade the treaty and sent 10,000 foot and 1,000 horse to assist the Aetolians.
		This was the result of the first trial of strength between them, and neither of them believed that the treaty would be lasting, since it was not based on good-will.
	www.livius.org /ap-ark/appian/appian_macedonia1.html (688 words)

	Other: The 0 AD Chronology, 3rd Century BC :: 0 A.D. :: Wildfire Games
		As the 3rd Century closes Rome is in the opening stages of the Second Macedonian War (the first being waged as a theater of the Second Punic War).
		The resulting wars fought between Carthage and the Celt-Iberians was a long and bloody affair, but in the end the Celt-Iberians remained independent and Carthage gained a great deal of respect for them.
		When the war comes to an end in 241 Carthage has lost nearly all of her overseas possessions, and the last remaining colonies are taken by Rome during a mercenary riot.
	www.wildfiregames.com /0ad/page.php?p=10465 (1686 words)

	Education World® - History : Classical / Ancient : Roman Empire : Wars : General Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)*
		Battle of Pydna, 168 BC Third Macedonian War Rob Stewart presents a summary of the Third Macedonian War which pitted the Romans against king Perseus of Macedon and his forces.
		Republic, Civil Wars and the Age of Augustus Recounts the details of the Social War of 90 BC, the building of the Forum and the reign of Augustus.
		Second and Third Samnite Wars Chronicles the events of the second and third war between the Romans and the Samnites, 350 to 280 BC.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=10331 (624 words)

	Third Macedonian War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Third Macedonian War (171 BC - 168 BC) was a war fought between Rome and King Perseus of Macedon.
		Perseus won the first struggle: the battle of Larissa, where he faced the army of Publius Licinius Crassus.
		The Macedonian king tried to win Eumenes of Pergamon and king Antiochus III the Great of Asia over to his side but he failed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Third_Macedonian_War (410 words)

	Chronology of Greek History After the Peloponnesian War
		(Summer) Corinthian League of Greek states (Hellenic League) was established by Philip II and agreed on war against Persia to avenge the wrongs of Xerxes.
		Macedonian army mutiny at Opis on Tigris River.
		Athens was occupied by Macedonians, and an oligarchy was established.
	www.1stmuse.com /frames/greek-chronology.html (2315 words)

	Detail Page
		Philip ascended the Macedonian throne at age 17, on the death of his grandfather, Antigonus III.
		The Romans, despite their troubles with Hannibal, declared war on Philip and dispatched a fleet and land troops.
		Philip was compelled to pay the Romans a huge cash penalty, hand over his son Demetrius as a hostage, and withdraw his troops forever from mainland Greece, which was declared by the Romans to be free of foreign taxation and interference.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=GRE0399 (348 words)

	Untitled Document
		Thus it was the battle of "the elephant against the whale." In order to win the war, Rome was forced to fight at sea as well as on land.
		The Second Punic War (215-201 B.C.): The peace treaty at the end of the First Punic War was not unduly harsh.
		This provoked three wars between the Macedonians and the Romans: (First Macedonian War, 215-205 B.C.; Second Macedonian War, 200-196 B.C.; and Third Macedonian War 171-167 B.C.) These wars had the net effect of extending Rome's influence to the east while bringing Hellenistic culture to Rome.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/370mn09a.html (1903 words)

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		In the extreme south, conflict with the Greek city of Taras brought the Romans into their first war against a Greek army, led by the Epirote king Pyrrhus.
		The First Punic (Carthaginian) War was fought from 264 to 241
		After the Second Punic War ended with Carthage's defeat, the Romans turned a receptive ear to complaints from their eastern Greek allies Pergamum and Rhodes against Philip's adventuring.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=GRE0442 (1113 words)

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