# Treaty of Apamea # Treaty of Apamea ## Overview The Treaty of Apamea (188 BCE) was imposed by Rome on the Seleucid Empire after the Roman-Seleucid War, effectively ending Seleucid power in Anatolia and establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean. @t[=188 BCE] ## Key Facts - Date: 188 BCE @t[=188 BCE] - Parties: Roman Republic and Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III) - Context: Followed the Battle of Magnesia (190 BCE) @t[=190 BCE] ## Terms - Seleucids withdrew from all territory west of the Taurus Mountains - Massive war indemnity of 15,000 talents of silver over 12 years - Seleucid navy reduced to 10 warships; war elephants surrendered - Territory redistributed to Rome's allies: Pergamon and Rhodes [^1] ## Significance - Marked the end of Seleucid influence in Anatolia - Established Rome as the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean - Weakened the Seleucid Empire, contributing to its eventual fragmentation [^2] --- [^1]: Polybius, *Histories* 21.43 [^2]: Gruen, E. *The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome* (1984) --- ## Review Queue - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 188 BCE" - when was this true? > 188 BCE event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Parties: Roman Republic and Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III)" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Context: Followed the Battle of Magnesia (190 BCE)" - when was this true? > 190 BCE event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Seleucids withdrew from all territory west of the Taurus Mountains" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Massive war indemnity of 15,000 talents of silver over 12 years" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Seleucid navy reduced to 10 warships; war elephants surrendered" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Territory redistributed to Rome's allies: Pergamon and Rhodes [^1]" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Marked the end of Seleucid influence in Anatolia" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Established Rome as the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Weakened the Seleucid Empire, contributing to its eventual fragmentation [^2]" - when was this true? > Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 188 BCE" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Parties: Roman Republic and Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III)" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Context: Followed the Battle of Magnesia (190 BCE)" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 15: "Seleucids withdrew from all territory west of the Taurus Mountains" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Massive war indemnity of 15,000 talents of silver over 12 years" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Seleucid navy reduced to 10 warships; war elephants surrendered" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 21: "Marked the end of Seleucid influence in Anatolia" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 22: "Established Rome as the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 11: "Parties: Roman Republic and Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III)" - what does "III" mean in this context? > Antiochus III is the regnal number — the 3rd ruler of that name. Standard historical convention. - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Weakened the Seleucid Empire, contributing to its eventual fragmentation [^2]" - Gruen source from 1984 may be outdated, is this still accurate? > Still accurate. Gruen (1984) remains a standard reference. The underlying historical facts are well-established.