Roman–Seleucid War

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Hellenistic-period conflict ancient war war

The Roman–Seleucid War was a 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic defeated the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus III, establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Roman–Seleucid War canonical	16
Roman–Seleucid frontier	1
Roman–Syrian War	1
War against Antiochus III	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Roman–Seleucid War
Context triple: [Seleucid Empire, conflict, Roman–Seleucid War]

A. Roman–Palmyrene War
The Roman–Palmyrene War was a 3rd-century conflict in which the Roman Empire fought to suppress the breakaway Palmyrene Empire led by Queen Zenobia and restore imperial control over the Eastern provinces.
B. Second Mithridatic War
The Second Mithridatic War was a brief conflict from 83–81 BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, fought mainly in Asia Minor as part of the larger series of Mithridatic Wars.
C. Roman–Parthian Wars
The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
D. Third Mithridatic War
The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
E. Fourth Syrian War
The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Roman–Seleucid War
Target entity description: The Roman–Seleucid War was a 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic defeated the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus III, establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.

A. Roman–Palmyrene War
The Roman–Palmyrene War was a 3rd-century conflict in which the Roman Empire fought to suppress the breakaway Palmyrene Empire led by Queen Zenobia and restore imperial control over the Eastern provinces.
B. Second Mithridatic War
The Second Mithridatic War was a brief conflict from 83–81 BCE between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus, fought mainly in Asia Minor as part of the larger series of Mithridatic Wars.
C. Roman–Parthian Wars
The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
D. Third Mithridatic War
The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
E. Fourth Syrian War
The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenistic-period conflict ⓘ ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ surface form: Roman–Syrian War Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ surface form: War against Antiochus III
belligerent	Aetolian League ⓘ Macedon ⓘ Pergamon ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
cause	Aetolian League invitation to Antiochus III to intervene in Greece ⓘ Seleucid expansion into Greece and Asia Minor ⓘ
concludedBy	Treaty of Apamea ⓘ
conflictBetween	Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
consequence	Seleucid withdrawal from Asia Minor north and west of the Taurus Mountains ⓘ increased Roman influence in Greek affairs ⓘ restriction of Seleucid naval power ⓘ territorial gains for Pergamon ⓘ
endTime	188 BC ⓘ
followedBy	Macedonian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Macedonian conflicts in the mid-2nd century BC
hasMainBattle	Battle of Corycus (191 BC) ⓘ Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ surface form: Battle of Eurymedon (190 BC) Battle of Magnesia ⓘ surface form: Battle of Magnesia (190 BC) Battle of Myonessus (190 BC) ⓘ Battle of Side (190 BC) ⓘ Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) ⓘ
hasTheatre	Aegean naval theatre ⓘ Roman invasion of Asia Minor ⓘ surface form: Asia Minor land campaigns Greek mainland ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the decline of Seleucid power in the Aegean and Asia Minor ⓘ
location	Aegean Sea ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Greece ⓘ Thrace ⓘ western Anatolia ⓘ
opponentCommander	Antiochus III the Great ⓘ Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca
partOf	Roman expansion in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
precededBy	Macedonian Wars ⓘ surface form: Second Macedonian War
result	Roman victory ⓘ defeat of Antiochus III ⓘ establishment of Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
RomanCommander	Gnaeus Manlius Vulso ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus ⓘ Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ Scipio Africanus ⓘ surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
startTime	192 BC ⓘ
timePeriod	2nd century BC ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

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

Seleucid Empire → conflict → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Macedonian Wars → followedBy → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Fifth Syrian War → followedBy → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms → hasPart → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Roman–Parthian frontier zone → precededBy → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Seleucid frontier

Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus → notableEvent → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Seleucid navy → engagedInConflict → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Cato the Elder → participatedIn → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Marcus Fulvius Nobilior → conflict → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Attalid dynasty → participatedIn → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Eumenes II → participatedIn → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Battle of Magnesia → conflictIn → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Battle of Magnesia → partOf → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) → conflict → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) → partOf → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Treaty of Apamea → endedConflict → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Achaean League → participatedIn → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

Roman–Seleucid War → alsoKnownAs → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman–Syrian War

Roman–Seleucid War → alsoKnownAs → Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ

this entity surface form: War against Antiochus III

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