First Macedonian War

First Macedonian War
Part of the Macedonian Wars
and Second Punic War

The Mediterranean in 218 BC
Date214–205 BC
Location
Result Peace of Phoenice
Belligerents
Roman Republic
Aetolian League
Illyrians
Dardania
Pergamon
Sparta
Elis
Messenia
Macedonia
Achaean League
Commanders and leaders
Marcus Valerius Laevinus
Scerdilaidas
Attalus I
Machanidas 
Longarus
Philip V of Macedon
Philopoemen
Demetrius of Pharos 

The First Macedonian War (214–205 BC) was fought by Rome, allied (after 211 BC) with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, against Philip V of Macedon, contemporaneously with the Second Punic War (218–201 BC) against Carthage. There were no decisive engagements, and the war ended in a stalemate.

During the war, Macedon attempted to gain control over parts of Illyria, but without success. It is commonly thought that these skirmishes in the east prevented Macedon from aiding the Carthaginian general Hannibal in the war with Rome. The Peace of Phoenice (205 BC) formally ended the war.


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