Rome enters the Greek East : from anarchy to hierarchy in the Hellenistic Mediterranean, 230-170 B.C

This volume examines the period from Rome’s earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. Applies modern political theory to ancient Mediterranean history, taking a Realist approach to its analysis of Roman involvement in the Greek Mediterranean Focuses on the harsh nature of interactions among states under conditions of anarchy while examining the conduct of both Rome and Greek states during the period, and focuses on what the concepts of modern political science can tell us about ancient international relations Includes detailed discussion of the crisis that convulsed the Greek world in the last decade of the third century BC Provides a balanced portrait of Roman militarism and imperialism in the Hellenistic world Contents ......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Maps......Page 8 PART I ROME IN CONTACT WITH THE GREEK EAST, 230–205 bc......Page 14 1 Roman Expansion and the Pressures of Anarchy......Page 16 2 Rome and Illyria, ca. 230–217 bc......Page 42 3 Rome, the Greek States, and Macedon, 217–205 bc......Page 90 PART II THE POWER-TRANSITION CRISIS IN THE GREEK MEDITERRANEAN, 207–200 bc......Page 132 4 The Pact Between the Kings and the Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean State-System, 207–200 bc......Page 134 5 Reaction: Diplomatic Revolution in the Mediterranean, 203/202–200 bc......Page 194 6 Diplomatic Revolution in the Mediterranean, II: The Roman Decision to Intervene, 201/200 bc 1......Page 243 PART III FROM HEGEMONIC WAR TO HIERARCHY, 200–170 bc......Page 284 7 Hegemonic War, I: Rome and Macedon, 200–196 bc......Page 286 8 Hegemonic War, II: Rome and Antiochus the Great, 200–188 bc......Page 319 9 Hierarchy and Unipolarity, ca. 188–170 bc......Page 355 Bibliography......Page 395 Index......Page 415 "This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the creation of the first stage of Roman dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. Applying modern political theory to ancient Mediterranean history, it takes a Realist approach to its analysis of the development of Roman involvement in the Greek Mediterranean and employs unipolarity theory to examine the earliest era of Roman geopolitical dominance over the Greek states. Focusing on the harsh nature of interactions among states under conditions of international anarchy, the book examines the conduct of both Rome and the Greek states during the period, and the beginning of the replacement of anarchy by a situation of hierarchy and unipolarity." "Rome Enters the Greek East offers a balanced portrait of Roman militarism and imperialism that is essential reading for scholars interested in the interaction of Rome and the Hellenistic world."--Page 4 de la couverture Arthur M. Eckstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [382]-401) And Index.