The Romans defeat the fleet of Philip V.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Fleet of the Roman army Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Philip V Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Fleet of Philip V Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Aratus 51.2Plutarch Aratus 51.2 Paste CTS-Link
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Year :	216 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign naval battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical political
Weapon :	unknown
Long-Term Consequence :	campaign
Original Text :	ἐπεὶ δὲ τάς τε ναῦς ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων ἀπολέσας αἴσχιστα καὶ ὅλως ἀποτυχὼν ταῖς πράξεσιν ἐπανῆλθεν εἰς Πελοπόννησον.
Translation :	Philip lost his fleet most shamefully at the hands of the Romans, and after utter failure in his undertakings, came back into Peloponnesus.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1926. 11.
Remark :	topology: The battle took place at the Illyrian coast. long-term consequence: After Philip had returned from his expedition, he ravaged the territory of Messenia (see 52.2).
Notes :	This battle will later lead to the First Macedonian War.
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