3. Wars of Conquest
War with King Philip V of
War with King Antiochus III of
War with King Perseus of
148-146 BC - Reduction of Macedonia, Achaia, and Carthage
(destruction of Carthage and Corinth, province of Macedonia)
(numerous native rebellions
and frontier conflicts in
Titus Quinctius
Flamininus – defeated Philip V in 197. What to do
about
191 outbreak of Syrian War vs. Antiochus III and the
Aetolians. First general Man. Acilius Glabrio, ineffective, 190 BC, L. Cornelius Scipio elected
cos with his brother Africanus as his legate (cos. II
194 BC),
P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus; L. Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
Cornelii Scipiones were immediately
recalled; later tried
Cn. Manlius Vulso, cos. 188 – excessive plundering of Asia Minor
(Galatia)
187 BC L. Scipio accused of peculation of funds from
Antiochus III; his brother went into exile, he was condemned along with a
legate and his quaestor in quaestio conducted by Q. Terentius Culleo
For a long time the consuls
were assigned unprofitable commands in
M. Porcius
Cato censor 184
War with King Perseus of
L. Marcius Philippus – incapable commanders; trimming of allies.
Selection of L. Aemilius Paullus
for command in 168 BC, long quiet experience in lesser provinces.
Battle of Pydna 168 BC
H. H. Scullard,
Roman Politics 220-168 BC
E. Gruen,
The Hellenistic World and the coming of Rome
R. Kallett-Marx,
Rome and the Greek East
A. Eckstein, Senate and its
Generals