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Hellenistic Dates
Flashcards to remember important dates of Hellenistic World
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Undergraduate 4
12/13/2014

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Term
359
Definition
Philip II becomes King
Term
357-356
Definition
Social War: Athens vs. Chios, Rhodes, and Cos
Term
357-346
Definition
Third Sacred War: Brings Philip into Greek Affairs
Term
346
Definition
Peace of Philokrates: Philip gets place in Amphictyonic Council
Term
338
Definition
Battle of Chaeronea: end of the Theban Hegemony, Philip takes power over Greece, start of Hellenistic Period
Term
336
Definition
Alexander III becomes king
Term
333
Definition
Battle of Issus
Term
331
Definition
Foundation of Alexandria, Battle of Gaugameles, end of the Persian Empire
Term
326
Definition
Hydaspes River Battle in Indus region
Term
324
Definition
Marriages at Susa
Term
323
Definition
Alexander III dies, the Partition of Babylon: First division
Term
323-322
Definition
Lamian War: Meleager vs. Perdikkas
Term
320
Definition
Perdikkas assasinated, Settlement of Triparadeisos: Second Division
Term
315
Definition
Proclamation of Tyre: Antigonos claims freedom of Greeks
Term
315-311
Definition
Coalition against Antigonos
Term
312
Definition
Battle of Gaza
Term
311
Definition
Treaty of 311: Kingdoms established; Murder of Argead Dynasty: Alexander IV and Roxane killed
Term
305-304
Definition
Siege of Rhodes by Demetrios
Term
302
Definition
Hellenic League revived by Demetrios
Term
301
Definition
Battle of Ipsus: death of Antigonos Monopthalamos
Term
291-285
Definition
Coalition against Demetrios: Demetrios dies a captive in Syria
Term
280-278
Definition
Pyrrhic Wars between Rome, Carthage, and Pyrrhus
Term
274-271
Definition
First Syrian War: Ptolemy II vs. Antiochus I
Term
268/265
Definition
Degree of Chremonides
Term
267-261
Definition
Chremonidean War: Greece and Ptolemy vs. Antigonos Gonatos
Term
281
Definition
Battle of Corupedium: Lysimachus vs. Seleucus I, last battle of Wars of the Diadochi
Term
264-241
Definition
First Punic War: Rome and Syracuse (Hieron II) vs. Carthage
Term
260-253
Definition
Second Syrian War: Antiochus II and Antigonos Gonatos vs. Ptolemy II
Term
246-241
Definition
Third Syrian War: Ptolemy III vs. Seleucus II
Term
229-228
Definition
First Illyrian War: Rome vs. Pirates
Term
220-219
Definition
Second Illyrian War: The Pirates Strike Again
Term
219-217
Definition
Fourth Syrian War: Ptolemy IV vs. Antiochus III
Term
217
Definition
Battle of Raphia: Battle between Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III, as large as Battle of Ipsus
Term
218-201
Definition
Second Punic War: Romans and Aetolian League vs. Carthage (Hannibal) and Macedonia (Philip V) and Achadean League
Term
215-205
Definition
First Macedonian War: Rome vs. Philip V; protection against Hannibal
Term
207-186
Definition
Upper Nile Rebellion
Term
202-195
Definition
Fifth Syrian War: Ptolemy V and Rome vs. Antiochus III and Philip V
Term
200-196
Definition
Second Macedonian War: Rome and Attalos I of Pergamon vs. Philip V; Rome gets revenge
Term
197
Definition
Battle of Cynoscephalae: Philip V defeated
Term
190
Definition
Battle of Magnesia: Scipio vs. Antiochos III (and Hannibal on a ship)
Term
196
Definition
Creation of the Rosetta Stone: decree of Ptolemy V
Term
188
Definition
Peace of Apamea: Treaty between Rome and Antiochus III
Term
170-168
Definition
Sixth Syrian War: Ptolemy VI and Rome vs. Antiochus IV; Circles in the Sand
Term
168
Definition
Battle of Pydna: Rome vs. Perseus, End of the Antigonid Kingdom, Romans put themselves on the map
Term
167
Definition
Persecution of Jews by Antiochus IV
Term
164
Definition
Victory of the Maccabes, origin of Hanukkah story
Term
151-148
Definition
Fourth Macedonian War: Attempt to restore the former Macedonian Kingdom
Term
146
Definition
Achaean War, End of Greek independence
Term
137
Definition
The beginning of the writing of the Septuagint
Term
89-85
Definition
The First Mithridatic War: Mithridates vs. Sulla
Term
66-65
Definition
Third Mithridatic War: Mithridates and The East vs. Pompey
Term
63
Definition
Conquest of Jerusalem by Pompey
Term
51
Definition
Death of Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII begin fighting for throne
Term
49-45
Definition
Roman Civil War: Pompey vs. Caesar
Term
43-33
Definition
Second Triumvirate: Octavian, Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), Lepidus
Term
36-34
Definition
Parthian expedition of Antonius
Term
31
Definition
Battle of Actium: Octavian vs. Antonius and Cleopatra
Term
30
Definition
Cleopatra VII's death, Roman conquest, The End of the Hellenistic World
Term
14 AD
Definition
Death of Augustus
Term
10 AD
Definition
Death of the last 'Hellenistic' king, Straton III Philopator of Baktria
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