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Antiochus II of the Seleucid Empire is making serious efforts to regain Asia Minor.

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Although the Romans have no direct interest in this part of the Mediterranean world, their allies do.

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As a result, the Romans begin to interfere, simply because any other great power might be a threat to Roman security.

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It is only a matter of time before fighting begins. 

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Neither side wished for a war, but in the charged atmosphere of Roman arrogance and Seleucid suspicion of Rome’s motives, it has become inevitable. 

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Magnesia, 190BC.

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The time for diplomacy is over and a more physical resolution is now called for.

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The Romans and Seleucids now stand facing each other, prepared for a bloody battle.

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Antiochus III has his troops formed up in large phalanxes, separated by elephants to make a more flexible battle line than a pure phalanx. 

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Every phalanx, of course, is vulnerable in the flanks, a problem made worse by the decline in the quality of Greek cavalry. 

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The Romans, for their part, are a supremely disciplined and flexible force.

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Against the mighty Roman legions, the Seleucid army looks to be tested to the very brink of destruction…