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Amynander of Athamania

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When the Romans were about to wage war on Philip, they sent ambassadors to Amynander to inform him of their intention. On the commencement of the war, he came to the camp of the Romans and promised them assistance: the task of bringing over the Aetolians to an alliance with the Romans was assigned to
102:. The Romans required that he should be delivered up, but their demand was not complied with, and with the assistance of the Aetolians he recovered his kingdom. He sent ambassadors to Rome and to the 122:"Asiaticus" from this war) in Asia, to treat for peace, which was granted him. (b. c. 189.) He afterwards induced the Ambraciots to surrender to the Romans. 154: 98:, to side with Antiochus, to whom he rendered active service. But in 191 BC he was driven from his kingdom by Philip and fled with his wife and children to 83:
and Philip, and during the short truce was sent by the former to Rome. He was again present at the conference held with Philip after the
113: 149: 87:. On the conclusion of peace, he was allowed to retain all the fortresses which he had taken from Philip. 80: 172: 104: 177: 126: 84: 49: 95: 8: 61: 109: 23: 166: 144: 118: 91: 57: 41: 143: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 65: 53: 99: 79:, and ravaged Thessaly. He was present at the conference between 76: 45: 90:
In the war which the Romans, supported by Philip, waged with
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60:and first appears in history as a mediator between 75:In 198 BC Amynander took the towns of Phoca and 164: 94:, Amynander was induced by his brother-in-law, 129:. Regarding his death we have no accounts. 125:Amynander married Apama, the daughter of 165: 148: 13: 14: 189: 52:. He was a brother-in-law of the 138: 16:2nd-century BC ruler in Epirus 1: 132: 48:, following his predecessor 7: 152:, ed. (1870). "Amynander". 10: 194: 28: 127:Alexander of Megalopolis 114:Lucius Cornelius Scipio 85:battle of Cynoscephalae 50:Theodorus of Athamania 116:, who would earn the 96:Philip of Megalopolis 62:Philip V of Macedon 36:, in Polybios also 40:) was king of the 185: 173:Ancient Epirotes 159: 142: 141: 110:Scipio Africanus 31: 30: 193: 192: 188: 187: 186: 184: 183: 182: 178:Kings of Epirus 163: 162: 139: 135: 17: 12: 11: 5: 191: 181: 180: 175: 161: 160: 150:Smith, William 134: 131: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 190: 179: 176: 174: 171: 170: 168: 157: 156: 151: 146: 145:public domain 137: 136: 130: 128: 123: 121: 120: 115: 111: 107: 106: 101: 97: 93: 92:Antiochus III 88: 86: 82: 78: 73: 69: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 25: 21: 153: 124: 117: 103: 89: 74: 70: 58:Scerdilaidas 37: 33: 19: 18: 167:Categories 133:References 108:(generals 81:Flamininus 34:Amynandros 29:Ἀμύνανδρος 105:Scipiones 66:Aetolians 44:in south 42:Athamanes 20:Amynander 100:Ambracia 64:and the 54:Illyrian 147::  119:agnomen 77:Gomphi 72:him. 46:Epirus 38:Amynas 56:king 24:Greek 112:and 68:. 169:: 32:, 26:: 158:. 22:(

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Greek
Athamanes
Epirus
Theodorus of Athamania
Illyrian
Scerdilaidas
Philip V of Macedon
Aetolians
Gomphi
Flamininus
battle of Cynoscephalae
Antiochus III
Philip of Megalopolis
Ambracia
Scipiones
Scipio Africanus
Lucius Cornelius Scipio
agnomen
Alexander of Megalopolis
public domain
Smith, William
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Categories
Ancient Epirotes
Kings of Epirus

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