Battle of Magnesia

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Magnesia was a decisive 190 BC clash in Asia Minor in which Roman forces and their allies defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III, marking a major shift of power in the Hellenistic world.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Magnesia canonical	6
Battle of Magnesia (190 BC)	1
Battle of Magnesia ad Sipylum	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
allyOfRome	Eumenes II ⓘ surface form: Eumenes II of Pergamon Pergamon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Magnesia ⓘ surface form: Battle of Magnesia ad Sipylum
belligerent	Antiochus III the Great ⓘ Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
combatantStrength	Roman and allied forces outnumbered by Seleucid army ⓘ
commander	Antiochus III the Great ⓘ Eumenes II ⓘ surface form: Eumenes II of Pergamon Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus ⓘ
conflictIn	Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ
consequence	Treaty of Apamea ⓘ end of Seleucid influence in Asia Minor ⓘ expansion of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ territorial gains for Pergamon ⓘ
date	190 BC ⓘ
era	2nd century BC ⓘ
follows	Roman–Seleucid diplomatic disputes over Greece and Asia Minor ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Hellenistic period ⓘ
historicalSource	Livy ⓘ Polybius ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey ⓘ
location	Asia Minor ⓘ near Magnesia ad Sipylum ⓘ near the Hermus River ⓘ
notableTactic	Roman exploitation of gaps in the Seleucid phalanx ⓘ use of allied cavalry by Pergamon ⓘ
opponentOfRome	Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
outcome	defeat of Antiochus III ⓘ
partOf	Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ
precedes	Treaty of Apamea ⓘ
region	Western Anatolia ⓘ surface form: western Anatolia
result	decisive Roman victory ⓘ
RomanArmyFeatures	legionary infantry ⓘ
SeleucidArmyFeatures	phalanx infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ
SeleucidObligationAfterTreaty	ceding of territories in Asia Minor ⓘ payment of large indemnity to Rome ⓘ reduction of Seleucid naval forces ⓘ
significance	consolidated Roman influence in Asia Minor ⓘ major shift of power in the Hellenistic world ⓘ marked the decline of Seleucid power ⓘ
treatyImposed	Treaty of Apamea ⓘ
year	190 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antiochus III the Great → battle → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms → significantEvent → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus → militaryConflict → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

Eumenes II → participatedIn → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

Battle of Magnesia → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Magnesia ad Sipylum

Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) → followedBy → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

Treaty of Apamea → resultOf → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

Roman–Seleucid War → hasMainBattle → Battle of Magnesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Magnesia (190 BC)