How did rome take that little western part of Greece in 220 BC

**Harpoon** · June 15, 2012, 05:18 AM

In 220 bc? I couldn't find any battle or anything on Wikipedia, only that they were helping Greece against the Macedonians

**isa0005** · June 15, 2012, 05:52 AM

I know its Wikipedia, but this link should help you out more or less

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Greece

**isa0005** · June 15, 2012, 05:54 AM

Or atleast it will help, when concerning Greece in general

**Antiokhos Euergetes** · June 15, 2012, 06:24 AM

The area I think you are referring to is part of Illyria, and was actually a Roman protectorate after the Illyrian wars
http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/appian/...lyrian_00.html
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.230...47699087882927
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/...3Achapter%3D19

That lot should give you a good start

PS. try to get the idea of Greece out of your head when referring to this point in time, they had shared customs and language, but absolutely no political unification- various leagues that formed in the Hellenistic period were as close as it got

**Xerrop** · June 16, 2012, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Harpoon

In 220 bc? I couldn't find any battle or anything on Wikipedia, only that they were helping Greece against the Macedonians

Are you referring to the annexion (or protectorates) of the two greek cities Apollonia and Epidamnos/Dyrrachium in 229 BC?
This happened in the first Illyrian War against Queen Teuta - A good overview can be found in her wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuta