event
War with Antiochus (Syrian War)
the war with Antiochus
also: bellum Antiochinum, Antiochene war
The Roman war (192-188 BC) against Antiochus III of Syria, in which Lucius Scipio Asiaticus held the command in Asia. Cicero cites it as a precedent for entrusting great wars to magistrates rather than to private men by extraordinary command.
Reading notes
- Eleventh Philippic §17 In the war with Antiochus
The Syrian War of 192-188 BC against Antiochus III, when Lucius Scipio held the command and his brother Africanus served under him; Cicero adduces it as a precedent for keeping great wars with regular magistrates.