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Roman-Seleucid War

War between Rome and Antiochus III that pushed Seleucid power out of much of Asia Minor.

Timeline
192-188 BCE
Duration
5 years
Region
Eastern Mediterranean
Record
Static archive

Historical overview

Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.

The Roman-Seleucid War was fought between the Roman Republic and the Seleucid Empire of Antiochus III. It followed Roman intervention in Greece and ended with Seleucid withdrawal from much of Asia Minor, confirming Rome as the dominant outside power in the eastern Mediterranean.

Theater countries

GreeceTurkeySyria

Actors

Roman RepublicSeleucid EmpireAetolian League

Tags

republican-romehellenistic-warmediterranean

Border context

-200--31historical border era

Late Hellenistic and Roman republican wars

Rome, Hellenistic kingdoms and regional powers fight across the Mediterranean as republican Rome becomes the dominant military system.

The map is imperial, city-state and kingdom based rather than national. Mediterranean control shifts toward Rome before Augustus.

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