Cretan War Cretan war (205— 200 to n. e. )
The Cretan War (205– 200 BC) Cretan war is a military conflict between Macedonia, Etoliyskim by an union, some cities of Krita (from which the most important were Olus and Gierapitna) and Spartan pirates from one side, and Rodosom, Pergamom, Vizantiem, Kizikom, by Athens and Knossom — with other
Preceding events Macedonia, recently completing First Macedonian war, had a goal to set the protectorate above Kritom for further expansion in the pool of the Egeyskogo sea. A serious obstacle for this purpose was Rodos, whose strong fleet could successfully resist to Macedonian. Filipp the V Macedonian entered into with etoliycami, by the Spartan and cretan pirates (in particular case from such important cities as Gierapitna and Olous), convincing them to attack ships of Rodosa for a substantial percent from a booty. At the same time Filipp entered into with the tsar of Syria by Antiochus Great against the Egyptian tsar Ptolemy V.
Motion of battle actions At the end of 205 B. C. Gierapitna and Olus declared Rodosu war. Rodosskie ships were exposed to the attacks from the side of pirates, as a result the Rodosskaya point-of-sale republic bore substantial losses. Filipp attacked earths of Ptolemy and his ally of Rodosa in Frakii and at the Marble seaside. War went along with variable success. In 202 B. C. Rodos and his allies (Pergam, Kizik and Vizantiy), united the fleets and won over Filippa in a battle at Khiose. Only a few months after the fleet of Filippa won a victory over rodoscami at Lade. While Filipp robbed territory of Pergama and attacked kariyskie cities, Attal entered into with athenians and convinced Athens to declare war of Macedonia. In reply the Macedonian tsar attacked Athens from dry land sea. Rodos and his allies appealed for a help to Rome. The ambassador of the Roman senate Mark Emiliy Lepid demanded for Filippa V to put an end to war against Rodosa and his allies and threatened in the case of refuse, that Rome would begin war against him. The refuse of Filippa provoked beginning of Second Macedonian war (200 to n. e. ). Forced to resist intruding of Romans in the illiriyskie domains of Macedonia, Filipp left the allies unassisted. Knoss, hoping to obtain the predominance on Krite came forward on the side of Rodosa. Other cretan cities came forward on the side of Rodosa. Remaining Gierapitna and Olus surrendered in loneliness.
War results The attempt of Macedonia to obtain hegemony in the Egeyskom sea failed. Except for the loss of Krita of Macedonius got the second war with Rome in which suffered a shattering defeat.
Literature Polibiy. Universal history, XVI, 34 Encyclopaedia «Round the World»
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