Editing 190 BC (section)

==== Seleucid Empire ====
* Meeting no further resistance from the Seleucids and their allies, the Roman army under general [[Scipio Africanus]] and his brother [[Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus|Lucius]], along with King [[Eumenes II of Pergamum]] and other allies, cross the [[Hellespont]] into [[Anatolia]].
* With the increasingly real threat to his Empire from the Romans, [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III]] is eager to negotiate on the basis of Rome's previous demands, but the Romans insist that he first give up the region west of the [[Taurus Mountains]]. When Antiochus refuses, the [[Battle of Magnesia]] is fought near [[Magnesia ad Sipylum]], on the plains of [[Lydia]] in [[Anatolia]], between the Romans, led by the consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio and his brother, Scipio Africanus, with their ally Eumenes II of Pergamum, and the army of Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire. The resulting decisive Roman victory ends the conflict with the Seleucids for the control of [[Ancient Greece|Greece]].
* Following Antiochus III's defeat by the Romans, two of Antiochus III's [[Armenia]]n [[satrap]]s, [[Artaxias I|Artaxias]] and [[Zariadres]], declare themselves independent of the Seleucids. With Roman consent, they establish themselves as kings of the [[Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity)|Kingdom of Armenia]] and the district of [[Sophene]] ([[Armenia Minor]]), respectively. Artaxias builds his capital, [[Artaxata]], on the [[Araxes River]] (now the [[Aras River]]) near [[Lake Sevan]].
* For assisting the Romans in defeating Antiochus III, Eumenes II of Pergamum is rewarded with a great increase in territory. He is given control over the [[Thracian Chersonese]] (the modern [[Gallipoli]] peninsula) and over most of the former Seleucid possessions in [[Anatolia]].