"This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the creation of the first stage of Roman dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. Applying modern political theory to ancient Mediterranean history, it takes a Realist approach to its analysis of the development of Roman involvement in the Greek Mediterranean and employs unipolarity theory to examine the earliest era of Roman geopolitical dominance over the Greek states. Focusing on the harsh nature of interactions among states under conditions of international anarchy, the book examines the conduct of both Rome and the Greek states during the period, and the beginning of the replacement of anarchy by a situation of hierarchy and unipolarity." "Rome Enters the Greek East offers a balanced portrait of Roman militarism and imperialism that is essential reading for scholars interested in the interaction of Rome and the Hellenistic world."--Book jacket.

Rome in contact with the Greek East, 230-205 BC -- Roman expansion and the pressures of anarchy -- Rome and Illyria, ca. 230-217 BC -- Rome, the Greek states, and Macedon, 217-205 BC -- The power-transition crisis in the Greek Mediterranean, 207-200 BC -- The pact between the kings and the crisis in the eastern Mediterranean state-system, 207-200 BC -- Reaction : diplomatic revolution in the Mediterranean, 203/202-200 BC -- Diplomatic revolution in the Mediterranean, II : the Roman decision to intervene, 201/200 BC -- From hegemonic war to hierarchy, 200-170 BC -- Hegemonic war, I : Rome and Macedon, 200-196 BC -- Hegemonic war, II : Rome and Antiochus the Great, 200-188 BC -- Hierarchy and unipolarity, ca. 188-170 BC.