Chronology of the hellenistic period

The dislocation of the hellenistic empire and formation of the kingdoms (323-281)

Agreements of Babylon between the Diadoque S: Perdiccas is Chiliarque, Cratère tutor of the kings Philippe III and Alexandre IV, Antipater strategist of Europe. Beginning of the lamiaque War. The revolt of the colonists of Bactriane is repressed by Peithon.

; 322

Ptolémée occupies the Cyrénaïque and diverts the funerary convoy of Grand. Perdiccas overcomes Ariarathe, dynaste of Cappadoce. Formation of a coalition between Antipater, Crater and Antigone One-eyed the against Perdiccas. Defeat of the Greek allies with Crannon and of the Athenian fleet with Amorgos. The Ligue of Corinth is dissolved.

; 321

Demolished and died of Perdiccas in Egypt. Victoire of Eumène de Cardia vis-a-vis Cratère. The Accords of Triparadisos found a new division of the empire: Antipater preserves Macedonia and obtains the title of guard ( épimélète ) of the royalty; Antigone One-eyed the becomes strategist of Asia; Séleucos obtains the Babylonia.

; 320

the army of Ptolémée occupies the Cœlé-Syria. Eumene is driven out of Asia Mineure by Antigone and takes refuge in the fortress of Nora.

; 319

Died of Antipater. The succession falls to Polyperchon which restores the constitutions of the Greek quoted . Cassandre (wire of Antipater), excluded from this sucession is combined with Antigone and Lysimaque. Eumene is indicated by Polyperchon strategist of Asia, with load for him to overcome Antigone with the names of the kings.

; 318

Eumène occupies the Phénicie but must be withdrawn in the Eastern satrapies vis-a-vis the threat of Ptolémée, combined with Antigone. Eumene arrives to Babylonia where it demolishes Séleucos. Cassandre occupies Pirée.

; 317

Eumène manages to make its junction in Susiane with the satraps rejoined with the cause of the royalty. Battle of Paraitacène (in Carmanie): nondecisive victory of Antigone over Eumène. Cassandre occupies Macedonia and central Greece; it obtains in the name of Philippe III the regency of Macedonia. Polyperchon must leave Macedonia with Alexandre IV and gets a foothold in the Peloponnese. Démétrios de Phalère, tyrant philomacédonien, control surface Athens. Olympias makes assassinate Philippe III and his wife Eurydice.

; 316

Eumène is overcome with the Bataille of Gabiène (in Susiane); Antigone makes it carry out. Olympias is besieged by Cassandre with Pydna; she is carried out for the murder of Philippe.

; 315

Antigone occupies Babylonia and Séleucos drives out some which takes refuge at Ptolémée. Antigone seizes then the Syria and the Phénicie; he proclaims since Tyr the freedom of the Greek cities. The islands of the Cyclades form the league of the Islanders. Ptolémée, Lysimaque, Séleucos and Cassandre are united against Antigone. Polyperchon is indicated by Antigone strategist of the Peloponnese.

; 314

Ptolémée occupies Cyprus with depends on Antigone.

; 312

Victoire de Ptolémée and of Séleucos with Gaza against Démétrios, wire of Antigone.

; 311

precarious Paix enters the diadoques ones. Séleucos recovers Babylonia and starts the conquest of the Eastern satrapies (Perse, Médie, Susiane, Drangiane, Sogdiane, Arie, etc), completed in 308.

; 310

Alexandre IV and Roxane are assassinated by Cassandre. Agathoclès of Syracuse besieges Carthage.

; 308

Ptolémée operates in continental Greece to be opposed to advanced of Antigone. The historian Clitarque joined the court of Alexandria. Séleucos engages against the Indian prince Chandragupta Maurya a long conflict.

; 307

Démétrios releases Athens of the supervision Macedonian by driving out Démétrios de Phalère.

; 306

Démétrios gains a naval victory with broad of Cyprus vis-a-vis the fleet]. Antigone and Démétrios proclaim king d' Asie ( Basileus ).

; 305

“the year of the kings”: Ptolémée, Séleucos and Cassandre proclaim kings in their turn. Sit of Rhodos by Démétrios which gains there the nickname of Poliorcète (“taking of city”). Ptolémée, assisted by Lysimaque and Cassandre, brings a military and financial help to Rhodos. Ptolémée receives the epithet of Sôter (“saver”).

; 304

Lysimaque is proclaimed king de Thrace.

; 303

Séleucos concludes a peace treaty with Chandragupta Maurya: Séleucos must give up the Gandhâra, as well as territories in Arachosie and Gédrosie, while preserving the Bactriane; it receives in exchange 500 elephants of war.

; 302

Démétrios restores the league of Corinth. New coalition against Antigone and Démétrios. Pyrrhus, driven out Épire, by Cassandre joins in Antigone. Lysimaque unloads in Phrygie Hellespontique and subjects the coastal cities of Ionie, of Lydie, Carie and Lycie. Démétrios is recalled of Greece to counter Lysimaque and unloads with Éphèse. The reinforcements of Cassandre are demolished. Ptolémée goes on Syria where there remains blocked.

; 301

the armies of Séleucos and Lysimaque make their junction in Phrygie. Antigone the One-eyed one is overcome and killed with the Bataille of Ipsos. Divide kingdom of Antigone: Ptolémée establishes its domination on Cœlé-Syria; Cassandre maintains its presence in Macedonia and Greece; Lysimaque annexes Asia Mineure to the Taurus mounts; Séleucos, the large winner, seizes the oriental party of Asia Mineure and Syria. This division is at the origin of the Guerres of Syria between Lagides and Séleucides. Démétrios preserves some fortified towns in Phénicie, Asia Mineure and in Cyclades like Cyprus.

; 297

Died of Cassandre. His/her son Philippe IV of Macedonia briefly succeeds to him; with its death the kingdom is divided between his/her brothers, Antipater and Alexandre V. Pyrrhus is restored in Épire with the support of Ptolémée.

; 294

Démétrios Poliorcète takes Macedonia, his/her son Antigone Gonatas control the Aegean Sea.

; 293

Séleucos associates with the throne Antiochos I {{er}}.

; 286

Died of Démétrios Poliorcète. Divide of Macedonia between Pyrrhos, king of Épire, and Lysimaque.

; 282

Ptolémée II king d' Égypte. Beginning of the forwarding of Pyrrhus.

; 281

Demolished and died of Lysimaque to the Battle of Couroupédion (Lydie). Celtic invasions . Séleucos seizes Asia Mineure. Call of Tarente with Pyrrhos against the interference of Rome.

Impossible stability (280-223)

; 280

Séleucos is assassinated by Ptolémée Kéraunos which proclaimed king de Macédoine.

; 279

Beginning of the Celtic invasions in Macedonia and Greece; Ptolémée Kéraunos finds death.

; 277

Antigone Gonatas pushes back the Celts on the steps north of Macedonia; he is proclaimed king de Mac&doine.

; 275

decisive Battle of Bénévent, demolished of Pyrrhos. The Ligue étolienne occupies Épire and pushes back the Celts. Consequently, the Phocidiens and the Étolie NS take again share with the Amphictyonie.

; 274

Pyrrhos king de Macédoine, war against Sparte. Beginning of the First war of Syria. Alliance of Antiochos with Magas (277-257), half-brother of Ptolémée II and autoproclamé king of Cyrénaïque.

; 273

Gonatas becomes again king de Macédoine (precarious reign until its death in 239).

; 272

Failure of the head office of Sparte. Demolishes and dead of Pyrrhos with Argos face Antigone Gonatas. Catch of Tarente by the Romans.

; 271

Fine of the First war of Syria. Antiochos loses the Eastern Cilicie and the Phénicie with the profit of Ptolémée II.

The War chrémonidéenne

; 268

Decree of Chrémonidès; league anti-Macedonian between Ptolémée II, Areus I {{er}} (king de Sparte) and Athens “for the common freedom of the Greeks”.

; 265

Died of Areus Ier at the time of the seat of Corinth. The garrison antigonide of the Pirée resists the pressure lagide. Gonatas besieges Milet (failure). Naval Victoire antigonide with Cos.

; 261

Athens capitulates. Gonatas and Philadelphe make peace.

2 {{E}} and 3 {{E}} war of Syria, known as war laodicéenne

; 261

Antiochos II (261 - 246) king séleucide. Secession of Eumène I {{er}}, king of Pergame. Ptolémée II Philadelphe is established in Ionie.

; 253

Loss of the Ionie and the Pamphylie by Ptolémée II Philadelphe. Antiochos II repudiates Laodice and marries Bérénice, girl of Ptolémée II, of which it has a son. Revolt of Alexandre, wire of Crater (half-brother of Gonatas) and possessions in central Greece. The Cyrénaïque turns over in the orbit lagide.

; 246

Ptolémée III and Séleucos II reach the throne. Bérénice Syra calls his/her brother with the assistance for the quarrels of succession. Assassination of Bérénice and his/her son, triumphal arrival of Ptolémée III in Antioche. Séleucos II refugee in Minor Asia. “Conquest” of the interior Satrapie S by Ptolémée. Return of Ptolémée in revolted Alexandria. Resumption of the capacity by Séleucos II. Ptolémée preserves until in 219 Séleucie de Piérie (port of Antioche).

; 245

Secessions of the Bactriane and Parthiène. Entry of Parthes. Beginning of the fratricidal war between Séleucos II and its junior Antiochos Hiérax (the sparrowhawk), Co-regent and governor of minor Asia. Battle of Chéronée: defeat of Thèbes, allied of the Achaean League pro-Alexandre vis-a-vis the Étoliens close to Gonatas. Died of Alexandre, Gonatas recovers his possessions in central Greece (Corinth, the Eubée, etc).

; 243

Taken Corinth by Aratos de Sicyone, strategist of the Achaean League - he will be re-elected until his death in 214. Gonatas is combined in Étoliens, the Achaens with Agis IV, king de Sparte. Larval war.

; 241

Attale Ier, regent of Pergame (protectorate séleucide).

; 240

Demolished étolienne of Pellène. Peace without counterpart enters the Achaean League (Northern of the Peloponnese and Égée) and the Confederation étolienne (of Actium to Delphes).

; 239

Demolished of Séleucos II with Ancyre against Antiochos Hiérax combined with the Gallates. Died of Antigone Gonatas, reign of his/her son Démétrios II (239-29), corégent since 257.

; 236

Attale Ier pushes back Antiochos Hiérax and takes the title of basileus (king).

The “démétriaque” war (239-229)

; 239

Died of Alexandre II, king d' Épire, catch of the Acarnanie (Épire) by Étoliens, alliance between Démétrios II and Olympias, regent in Épire. Alliance enters the Achaens and

Etoliens against Macedonia. Aratos besieges the garrison Macedonian of Pirée, then Argos, in vain.

; 237

Rallying of the Béotie in Macedonia.

; 233

Fine of the dynasty épirote and alliance with Macedonia. Épire becomes a federation.

; 231

Agron, king of the Illyrie NS, is combined with Démétrios II against Étolie. It makes raise the seat of Médéon. Démétrios II fights and dies into 229 on the Northern border against Dardaniens. Philippe V of Macedonia is 8 years old, regency honest of Antigone Doson (229-21).

; 229

Attale Ier undertakes the conquest of minor Asia (Phrygie, Lydie, Carie, etc). Athens recovers its autonomy by buying the departure of the garrison. First Roman war of Illyrie (piracy) against the Teuta queen, widow of Agron. Antiochos Hiérax fails to conquer the empire séleucide.

; 227

Antigone Doson drives out Dardaniens, takes again the Thessalie in Étoliens, restores the fleet Macedonian. Coup d'etat in Sparte of Cléomène III (235-222). War with the Achaean League since 235 (at the instigation of Mégalopolis) then tensions with Macedonia.

; 226

Assassination of Antiochos Hiérax in Thrace, died of Séleucos II. Short reign of Séleucos III Sôter (226-223), which dies during a forwarding against Attale Ist

; 224

Foundation of the Hellenic League, alliance short-term enters the Achaens and the Macedonians against Étoliens and Sparte.

The hellenistic crisis of the world (223-164)

; 223

Antiochos III (223-187), apogee of the empire séleucide. His/her cousin Achaïos is named viceroy of minor Asia.

; 222

Countryside flash of Achaïos against Attale Ier; it takes again the possessions of before 229. Revolt of Molon and Eastern satrapies, crushed into 220. Bataille of Sellasia. Cléomène III is crushed by the Hellenic Ligue and takes refuge with Alexandria. Sparte is for the first time occupied by a garrison Macedonian.

Reign of Ptolémée III (222-205), turbid natives.

; 221

Philippe V (221-179), penultimate king de Macédoine.

Ptolémée IV Philopator (221-19) (which loves his/her father).

; 220

Achaïos proclaims king in minor Asia. Antiochos III puts up temporarily with this dyarchie and prepares its countryside against the Egypt.

The war of the Allies 220-17

; 220

the practical Confederation étolienne the old Brigand in Béotie, Achaïe, Arcadie and Messénie. Démétrios de Pharos (ally of Rome at the time of the first war of Illyrie then of the Macedonia at the time of Sellasie) practical the Pirate laughs. Philippe V convenes the Hellenic League to drive out Étoliens.

; 219

the Sénat decides on a preventive forwarding, the second war of Illyrie, Démétrios de Pharos is driven out Dalmatian islands attached to the Roman protectorate of Illyrie.

; 218

Beginning of the Second Punic War. In Greece, skirmishes and bag of sanctuaries in Étolie and Épire (Acarnanie).

; 217

the peace of Naupacte does not upset of anything balance powers in continental Greece; it rectifies only the layout of the Roman borders in Illyrie.

the fourth war of Syria (219-217)

; 219

Taken again Séleucie de Piérie. Treason of the mercenaries lagides, taken Tyr and north of the Palestine. Floods of the Péluse to slow down Séleucides. Four winter months armistice.

; 218

Lagides call upon the mercenaries and engage approximately 20.000 aliens.

; 217

Victoire lagide with the Battle of Raffia. Reconquest of Palestine. Armistice and return to the status quo , except for the Piérie. Indigenous disorders in Egypt.

; 215

Alliance between Philippe V and Hannibal Barca (Trébie, lake Trasimène, 217; Cannes, 216).

Antiochos III is combined with Attale Ier; it captures Achaïos with Sardes and the met with death.

First war of Macedonia (214-205)

; 214

Philippe V tries to take again Apollonia, its fleet is destroyed by the fleet of Calabria.

; 213

Hannibal takes Tarente, Philippe V invades Illyrie.

; 212

the Confederation étolienne is combined with Rome. War of harassing. Few Roman troops to block a possible support Macedonian for Hannibal.

; 207

Hannibal is in defense in Italy of the South.

; 205

Peace of Phoinikè between Philippe V and Étoliens then Rome. Hannibal is expelled of Italy.

“The anabase” of Antiochos III (212-205)

; 212

Antiochos III in Arménie. The king Xerxès must pay the tribute and marry one of the sisters of Antiochos.

; 211 Financial problems of Antiochos which, to pay its immense army (100 000 infantrymen and 20.000 riders according to Justin), innovates by despoiling an indigenous sanctuary of Médie.

; 209

Forwarding against Arsace II, king of the Parthes. Few sources. Antiochos and Arsace make alliance what opens in Antiochos the road of the East.

; 208

Antiochos against Euthydème de Bactriane. Sit of Bactres (two years) then negotiations. Antiochos recognizes the independence of the kingdom gréco-Iranian of Bactriane.

; 206

the troops séleucides push as far as “India” (Eastern Iran occupied by an Indian dynaste). The Indian kingdoms pay the tribute.

; 205 Return of Antiochos in Syria by the Persian Gulf, tribute of the Arab kingdoms caravaneers (Gerrha). Antiochos takes the title of basileus megas (Grand King) because in the absence of restoration of the Eastern satrapies, he is the suzerain (theoretical) Eastern kingdoms. A relative and fragile success.

; 204

Ptolémée V Épiphane (illustrates it) 204-180, king d' Égypte at 5 years. Secession of High Egypt.

; 203

Alliance between Philippe V and Antiochos III against Ptolémée V.

; 202 - 200

Fifth war of Syria. Antiochos seizes the Cœlé-Syria and besieges Gaza. Antiochos is pushed back until the the Jordan but gains the battle of Panion into 200. After one century of possession lagide, Syria returns in Séleucides. Philippe V wants to restore the maritime power Macedonian in Égée, attacks without declaration of war the allied free cities in Étoliens, is combined with Prusias Bithynie, enemy of Attale, then takes the Cyclades (lagides) beats Rhodiens with Ladè. Rhodos, Pergame, Byzance, Tap-holes and Cyzique is combined against Philippe V.

Rhodiens and Attale calls upon Rome.

The second war of Macedonia and its consequences (200-194)

; 200

the Comices vote the war against Philippe V, who besieges Abydos (possession lagide in the Hellespont). Refusal of the ultimatum. Roman army under legation of Sulpicius unloads with Apollonie.

; 199

Sulpicius cannot invade Macedonia by the west. Mutiny in the Roman army.

; 198

Flamininus, consul philhellenic, replaces Sulpicius. Offensive on the Thessalie. The Achaean Confédération joins in Rome. Ptolémée V is insulated and tries to negotiate peace in Locride.

; 197

Battle of Cynoscéphales (June), which shows a Roman victory. The garrison Macedonian of Corinthe is beaten by the Achaens. The Acarnanie NS, the last allied of Ptolémée V, are beaten. Dardaniens invade the North of Macedonia and are pushed back by Ptolémée V. a peace is signed: Ptolémée V loses its external possessions, its fleet is given to combined of Rome.

; 196

After a senatorial legation (10 senators), a Sénatus-consulte proclaims the freedom of the Greeks “of Europe and Asia subjected to their own laws” at the time of the Isthmian Jeux. Beautiful propaganda aiming Antiochos III. Frustration of Étoliens.

; 195

Flamininus takes again Argos hands of the tyrant Nabis of Sparte, its old ally. The Achaean Confederation occupies all the Peloponnese except for Sparte.

; 194

Evacuation of the Roman troops except certain strategic places.

; 197

Eumène II (197-159), king de Pergame.

; 193-2

Assassination of Nabis. The assembled of Sparte adheres to the Achaean Confederation, which exiles the citizens created by the tyrant without touching with the social reforms.

The conflict romano-étolien (192-188)

; 192

After the catch of Coélé-Syria, Antiochos wants to restore the heritage of Séleucos Ier, seizes the free cities of Ionie, is combined with Étoliens, which promise a Greek rising against Rome to him, then unloads with Démétrias in Thessalie with a weak army (10 000 men, 5 elephants).

Rome is combined with Philippe V and Achaiens.

; 191

Vis-a-vis so much of success (not of revolt, Étoliens make defection, its enemies remain united and concentrate their forces), Antiochos occupies the Thermopyles (as in 480), is beaten (as into 480) and sets out again of Greece with 500 men. Étoliens are insulated.

the Achaens round their number in the Peloponnese by forced adhesions (Messène) and spontaneous (Élis).

Philippe V takes again partly Thessalie, some maritime places in Thrace with the Roman benevolence.

Étoliens besieged negotiate peace, sign it into 189.

; 190

Scipion the African accompanies his brother consul (L. Cornelius Scipio) “as legate” during forwarding by Asia against Antiochos III, which besieges Pergame with his/her Séleucos son.

maritime Battle of Sidè (Pamphylie), Rhodiens beat the fleet séleucide ordered by Hannibal. Rome and its allies control Egée.

; 189

Battle of Magnesia of Sipyle. Defeat séleucide. Preliminary peace with Sardes, evacuation of minor Asia until the Taurus, Hannibal must be delivered (it escapes), the future Antiochos IV is delivered as an hostage in Rome.

; 188

Peace of Apamée, which takes again the peace of Sardinians: increase in the kingdom of Pergame (in Europe, the Chersonèse of Thrace, the Propontide; in Asia, the north of the Meander); Rhodos receives the Carie and the Lycie, freedoms of the cities of minor Asia. Antiochos must pay a heavy allowance, to limit its troops (elephants, mercenaries).

; 187

Died of Antiochos III (killed by the population in Élymaïde after a plundering sacrilege), secession of the satrapies in the east of Babylonia.

Beginning of the reign of Séleucos IV (187-75).

Fine of the secession of the Thébaïde.

; 186-183

Conflict between Eumène II and Prusias I {{er}}, king de Bithynie. With the assistance of Flamininus, Eumène breaks alliance Prusias-Gallates (adviser technical Hannibal) constant by Ptolémée V and appendix part of Bithynie. Commit suicide of Hannibal.

; 185

difficult Relations between Rome and Philippe V about illegitimate annexations in Thessalie.

; 183

Philippe V must withdraw from Maronée and Ainos its troops under pressure of Rome.

; 180

Ptolémée VI Philométor (which loves his/her mother) 180-145, young king.

; 179

Died of Philippe V, his son Persée (179-168) becomes king.

Pushes back the invasions of Dardaniens and Thraces, combined of Pergame.

Eumène II increases at the expense of the Pontus.

; 175

Antiochos IV Épiphane 175-64, of theos Epiphanès (revealed god, Polybe call it T. épimanès, insane to bind), cousin of Ptolémée VI.

; 174

civil Fights in Etolie. Persée refuses to meet a senatorial inspection.

Fight of influence between Rome (Thessalie, Pergame) and Persée (Béotie, Rhodos) on continental Greece.

; 173-2

Felt sorry for with the Senate of Eumène II of Pergame against Persée. The homines novi push with the preventive war. Rhodos prudently is combined in Rome.

The third war of Macedonia (171-168)

; 171

the consul Licinius Crassus and Eumène penetrate in Thessalie.

Victoire of Persée close to Larissa. Failure of the negotiations.

ambiguous Attitude of Rhodos.

; 170

Roman Exactions. Roman communications cut by Molosses (Epire).

; 169

the war is entrusted to Paul Emile (ex-police chief of Apamée).

; 168

Demolished Pydna (June). Captured Persée with Samothrace. Macedonia is occupied, loses all its external possessions, then divided into 4 autonomous republics. Monarchy antigonide is removed. Lowering of Rhodos (unequal alliance).

the sixth war of Syria (170-168)

; 170

the belligerents send embassies to Rome, which remains neutral (war against Persée).

; 169

Battle of Péluse. Divert army lagide. Antiochos IV goes on Alexandria. Interview between Ptolémée VI and Antiochos IV. Revolt of Alexandria, the people proclaims Ptolémée VIII physcon (the bouffi). Antiochos IV besieges Alexandria in the name of Ptolémée VI. Failure.

; 168

Reconciliation between the 2 Ptolémées, Antiochos IV carries out a war of conquest. Taken of Cyprus, of Memphis then progresses towards Alexandria. Meet in Éleusis (suburb of Alexandria) between Antiochos and Popilius Laenas. With the reading of the Senatus consult, Antiochos agrees to return Cyprus and evacuates Egypt.

Hellenistic end of the world (164-130)

; 164 - 163

Died in Perside of Antiochos IV during a forwarding in the East against the Parthes. Divide between the 2 Ptolémées: with Ptolémée VIII Physcon, the Cyrénaïque; with Ptolémée VI Philométor, Egypt and Cyprus.

; 162

Démétrios I {{er}} (162-151), wire of Séleucos IV, hostage in Rome, seizes the power, makes carry out the regent and Antiochos V.

Revolt of Timarque (killed into 160), governor of satrapies higher.

; 158

Died of Eumène II, his/her brother Attale II becomes king.

Alexandre I {{er}} Balled, constant by Attale II, claims with the throne séleucide.

; 151

Mort of Démétrios the Ist Disintegration of the empire séleucide under the reign of Balled.

The war of Achaïe (149-146)

; 149

Rising Macedonian, Andriscus is made pass for Philippe, the son of Persée.

; 148

massacred Rebellion. Creation of the province of Macedonia. Construction of the Via Egnatia (of West Is of Macedonia).

; 147

Conflict between Sparte and Mégalopolis. The Achaean Ligue refuses freedom with Sparte, supported by Rome. War voted by the Achaens “against Sparte”, therefore against Rome.

; 146

Battle of Skarphaia, Achaean Critolaos is beaten by the proconsul Metellus. Destruction of Corinth like example, suppression of the Achaean confederations and phocidiennes. Creation of the province of Achaïe, depend on the province of Macedonia.

; 147

Démétrios II is combined with Ptolémée VI, takes again the Cœlé-Syria and eliminates Balas.

Mithridate I {{er}} Arsace V, Parthian king, annexes Médie.

Died of Eucratidès (towards 150), last Greek sovereign of Iran, end of the empire bactrien.

; 144

Usurpation of the son of Balled (“Antiochos VI”, killed into 142) then of his guard Diodote (Tryphon “the splendid one”). Démétrios II flees of Antioche. Died of Ptolémée VI.

; 143

independent Jewish State: Simon Macchabée is named Ethnarque; it is the birth of the dynasty hasmonéenne.

Taken by Parthes of Séleucie of the Tiger, Démétrios II is made prisoner by Parthes.

Ptolémée VIII returns from Cyrénaïque, marries his/her sister (Cléopâtre II) and becomes king.

; 140

itinerant Embassy of Scipion Émilien (185-129) for all the Eastern basin.

; 139

Died of Attale II, advent of its nephew Attale III (139-133).

; 138

Advent of Antiochos VII (second wire of Démétrios Ier), captures and commits suicide of Tryphon.

; 134

Attale III grants freedom to Éphèse.

the Jewish State is dismantled by Antiochos VII after the assassination of Simon.

; 133

Died of Attale III. It bequeaths by will its kingdom in Rome while giving freedom to Pergame and Sardes. Revolt against Ptolémée VIII carried out by Cléopâtre II to Alexandria. Escape of Ptolémée VIII.

; 132

Revolt and nomination of Aristonicos- Eumène III (wire illegitimate of Eumène II) as king, refusal of Pergame. Eumene III is pressed on the fleet attalide but is beaten close to Éphèse.

; 130 - 129

Eumène III is captured, pacification and organization of the province of Asia. Arsace VI returns Démétrios II to Syria to counter Antiochos VII. This one dies during a forwarding against Arsace.

Ptolémée VIII besieges Alexandria. Cléopâtre II flees.

; 127 - 125

Démétrios II fact face with a new applicant, Alexandre II who beats it and captures.

; 123

Tearing and anguish of the dynasty séleucide. Alexandre II is carried out by Antiochos VIII.

Cléopâtre II and Ptolémée VIII is reconciled. The will chora is devastated, the bloodless population.

; 96

Ptolémée Apion, wire illegitimate of Ptolémée VIII Physcon, dies and bequeaths Cyrénaïque to Rome.

The first mithridatic war (88-84)

; 89

Mithridate VI (112-163), king of the Bridge, invades the Cappadoce, Roman protectorate.

; 88

Nicomède, king Bithynie allied N of Rome, is crushed by Mithridate, revolt of the population, of an incredible violence, against the Roman occupant. Three Roman bodies are destroyed, massacre of Éphèse, total loss of the young province of Asia. Mithridate fails at the time of the head office of Rhodos, faithful ally of Rome. Mithridate invades the province of Macedonia; Athens and the Peloponnese is raised.

; 87

Sylla unloads in Épire (five legions) beats Archéalaos, strategist pontic, and besieges Athens.

; 86

Taken of Athens by Sylla. Battle of Chéronée, demolished pontic. Brutal repression: small cities disappear. The cities of Asia by fear of Rome revolt against Mithridate, which makes carry out the population of Chios for the example. Beginning of the negotiations. Supported by Marius, Sylla fights on two faces; Mithridate faces a rebellion of the Greek cities. Mithridate withdraws its troops of the province of Asia.

; 85

Peace of Dardanos: by oral engagement, the free cities are built-in the province of Asia. Rhodos increases in Carie.

; 83

Fine of the dynasty séleucide, Tigrane of Arménie appendix Syria.

; 80

First governor of the province of Cilicie. Fight against the pirates.

; 75 - 74

Creation of the province of Cyrénaïque.

; 74

Died of Nicomède IV, king de Bithynie, who bequeaths his kingdom to Rome.

The second mithridatic war (73 - 63)

; 73

Mithridate invades the new province, the proconsul Cotta is beaten. The consul Lucullus, with the head of two legions, pushes back Mithridate apart from the province of Asia and occupies the Bithynie again.

; 72

Demolished pontic fleet. Lucullus invades the Pont, besieges Amisos without success. Battle of Kabeira, Roman defeat. But Mothridate flees in Arménie, in his/her son-in-law Tigrane. Lucullus takes Sinope (capital) and organizes the new province.

; 69

Refusal of Tigrane to deliver Mithridate. Lucullus penetrates in Arménie beats Tigrane with Tigranocerte, the Armenian empire lived. Lucullus places Antiochos XIII (a Séleucide) at Antioche.

; 68

Lucullus conquers Arménie, but its imperium and its provinces is entrusted to Pompée, it must be withdrawn. Mithridate benefits from it to reconquer its kingdom.

; 67

Equipped with full powerss ( lex Manilia ), Pompée cleans the Aegean Sea of its pirates.

; 66

Pompée takes again the Pontus. Tigrane, which fights Parthes, refuses asylum with Mithridate.

; 65

Pompée is combined with Tigrane the Young person against his father, then with the father against his son, dispatched in Rome like hostage.

; 64 - 63

Reorganization of the East. Creation of the province of Syria. Commit suicide of Mithridate. The Bridge returns in the province of Bithynie.

; 64

Pompée tries to draw aside Phraate III, Parthian king, from Syria and draws aside Antiochos XIII, which is put at died). Pacification of the province. The State judéen as well as the Nabatéens pay the tribute with Pompée. The agrarian law of 63 ( rogatio Servilia ) proposes the annexation of Egypt.

; 58

Cyprus becomes Roman province, in spite of the protests of Ptolémée XII Aulète.

Revolt of Alexandria against Aulète, maintained with the capacity by Gallic mercenaries paid by Rome.

; 53

Parthian Victoire of Carrhes, died of Crassus.

; 48 - 46

Victoire of César to Pharsale. Pumped is assassinated by Ptolémée XIII. Revolt of Alexandria. Died of Ptolémée XIII, Cléopâtre marries Ptolémée XIV.

; 42

Victoire of Antoine and Octave to Philips against Brutus and Cassius.

; 41

Interview of Tarsus between Antoine and Cléopâtre, division of the East.

Parthian Push towards Syria and the Judaea, Hérode I {{er}} flees in Rome.

; 40

Peace of Brindes. Antoine recovers his legions present as a Gaulle to counter the Parthian projection.

; 38 - 37

the Euphrate becomes again the Roman border. Hérode is restored in Judaea. Antoine dismantles the provinces of the East in kingdoms customers: removal of the provinces of Cillicie-Cyprus, the Bridge, gifts with Cléopâtre of Cyprus, Cyrénaïque, etc

; 35

Sextus Pumped, beaten in Sicily, is established in minor Asia. Antoine repudiates Octavie.

; 34

New division of Antoine, Egypt is the heart of an empire and a network of kingdoms customers.

; 31-0

Battle of Actium. Octave gets rid of Césarion.

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