Editing 200 BC (section)

==== Greece ====
* [[Philip V of Macedon]]'s [[Naval fleet|fleet]] defeat the [[Rhodes|Rhodians]] at [[Miletus|Lade]]. His forces then advance into [[Pergamum]], [[Looting|plundering]] Pergamese territory and [[Offensive (military)|attacking]] cities in [[Caria]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank William|last=Walbank|title=Philip V of Macedon|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1940|oclc=491231292|page=340}}</ref>
* The [[Acarnania]]ns, with [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian]] [[Advocacy|support]], invade [[Attica]], causing [[Ancient Athens|Athens]], which has previously maintained its [[Neutrality (international relations)|neutrality]], to seek help from the enemies of Philip. [[Attalus I Soter|Attalus I]] of [[Pergamum]], who is with his [[Flotilla|fleet]] at [[Aegina]], receives an [[embassy]] from [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] asking him to come to the city for [[Consul (representative)|consultations]]. After he is told that [[Roman Republic|Roman]] [[ambassadors]] are also in Athens, Attalus goes there in haste.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The Roman ambassador to [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], [[Syria]], and [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC)|Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]] [[Delivery (commerce)|delivers]] an [[ultimatum]] to Philip V warning Macedonia not to make war on any Greek state. Philip decides to reject the Roman [[ultimatum]] and the Romans [[Declaration of war|declare war]] on Macedon, thus starting the [[Second Macedonian War]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The Roman consul, [[Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus]], asks [[Attalus I Soter|Attalus I]] and his [[Naval fleet|fleet]] to meet up with the Roman fleet off the Greek [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] coast and they conduct a naval campaign against Philip V, [[Harassment|harassing]] Macedonian possessions in and along the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}