- 198 BC
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* After his election to the
consul ship,Titus Quinctius Flamininus is chosen to replacePublius Sulpicius Galba Maximus as the leading Roman general inMacedon ia. He then crosses into Macedonia with his army. Flamininus realizes that future peace depends on breaking the power of kingPhilip V of Macedon , not merely humbling him. He secures the backing of theAchaean League and then opens peace negotiations with Philip at Nicaea inLocris . Though peace proposals are submitted to theRoman Senate , the talks break down, and fighting resumes.
* Titus Quinctius Flamininus' forces manage to push Philip V out of most of Greece, except for a few fortresses. He then defeats Philip V in theBattle of the Aous , near modern Tepelenë inAlbania .eleucid Empire
* The
Battle of Panium is fought betweenSeleucid forces led by Antiochus III and Ptolemaic forces led by Scopas ofAetolia . The Seleucids win the battle which allows Antiochus III to obtain entire possession ofPalestine andCoele-Syria from King Ptolemy V of Egypt. Though the Romans send ambassadors to Ptolemy V, they are unable to lend him any serious assistance against Antiochus III.
* In the resulting peace, Antiochus III agrees to give his daughter Cleopatra in marriage to Ptolemy V.Births
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