Aetolian War

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The Aetolian War was a conflict in the early 2nd century BC in which Rome and its allies fought the Aetolian League in Greece as part of Rome’s expansion into the Hellenistic world.

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Aetolian War canonical 1
Aetolian War against Rome (191–189 BC) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman war
ancient war
war
belligerent Aetolian League
Athens
Epirus
Kingdom of Pergamon
Macedon
Rhodes
Roman Republic
Sparta
Thessaly
chronologicalPredecessor Roman–Seleucid War
chronologicalSuccessor Third Macedonian War
linked to: Macedonian Wars
commander Aetolian strategoi
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior
conflictType military conflict
consequence further integration of Greece into Roman sphere
increased Roman influence in Greece
weakening of Aetolian League
endTime 189 BC
hasCause Aetolian League dissatisfaction with Roman settlement after Roman–Seleucid War
Aetolian attempt to revise postwar arrangements in Greece
historicalRegion Hellenistic world
linked to: Hellenistic period
involvedPolity Aetolian League
Macedon
Pergamon
Rhodes
Roman Republic
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek
Latin
location Aetolia
Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

Greece
mainBelligerent Aetolian League
Roman Republic
notableBattle Siege of Ambracia
operations in Aetolia
opponent Aetolian League
Roman Republic
partOf Roman expansion into the Hellenistic world
Roman–Greek wars
result Aetolian League reduced to Roman client status
linked to: Aetolian League

Roman victory
defeat of the Aetolian League
startTime 191 BC
timePeriod early 2nd century BC
treaty Treaty of Ambracia

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Marcus Fulvius Nobilior conflict Aetolian War
Aetolian League significantEvent Aetolian War against Rome (191–189 BC)
linked to: Aetolian War