Cretan Wars

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf war
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Greek_city-states
Ptolemaic_forces
gptkbp:causedBy Piracy
Political instability
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Quintus_Caecilius_Metellus
gptkb:Lucius_Calpurnius_Piso
Gaius Marcellus
gptkbp:community gptkb:Cretan_rebels
gptkb:Cretan_pirates
gptkb:Cretan_mercenaries
Diverse ethnic groups
Greek_settlers
Roman_settlers
Indigenous_Cretans
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Roman–Macedonian_Wars
gptkb:Roman–Seleucid_Wars
Roman Civil Wars
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Local traditions
Hellenistic_influences
Roman_influences
gptkbp:duration approximately 200 years
gptkbp:firstAwarded gptkb:First_Cretan_War
gptkb:Third_Cretan_War
Second Cretan War
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Crete
Coastal cities
Strategic harbors
Mountainous_terrain
gptkbp:historicalContext Hellenistic period
67 BC to 30 BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cretan Wars
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Cretans
gptkbp:legacy Historical significance
Cultural exchange
Political changes
Military strategies
gptkbp:local_economy Agriculture
Fishing industry
Trade routes
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Marcus_Antonius
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Balbus
Gaius Octavius
gptkbp:outcome Annexation of Crete
gptkbp:resultedIn Roman_control_of_Crete
gptkbp:significance Expansion_of_Roman_influence