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Philip V

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Perseus

� 120 Mithridates becomes king of Pontus

� 142 Judea gains independence

� 217 Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV defeats Antiochus III

� 200 Antiochus III defeats Ptolemies; Seleucids control Palestine

�168, 167 Antiochus IV places altar to Zeus in Jewish temple; Mattathias and sons lead “Maccabean Revolt”

� 301 Battle of Ipsus: Lysimachus and Seleucus defeat Antigonus

� 281 Battle of Corupedium: Seleucus defeats Lysimachus; death of Lysimachus

� 189 Battle of Magnesia

� 310 Roxana & Alexander IV murdered;306 �e Diadochi assume title of kings

� 323 Death of Alexander

�280 Pyrrhus invades Italy278 Celts invade Anatolia

202 Battle of Zama: Rome defeats Hannibal

� 168 Battle of Pydna: Rome defeats Macedonia

� 148 Macedonia reduced to Roman province;146 Destruction of Corinth and Carthage

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