Rome conquers Seleucid Mesopotamia after Magnesia

octoberman

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Rome defeated the Selecuid Empire at Magnesia. This defeat forced them to abandon Anatolia and pay crippling reparations to Rome. Later the Seleucid Empire succumbed to civil wars. The Parthians took advantage of this to take over most of their territory.

But what if Rome went further and took all Selecuid territory east of Zagros mountains ?

How will this Roman and Parthian history
 
Mildtryth

Mildtryth

The way you're framing your question (or at least the title) implies they somehow left Syria alone and annexed Mesopotamia despite having no way to get there at the time. Remember that Rome was still operating in the region in terms of cultivating alliances with local states. It'd take a century of changed attitudes (remember that they only got a foothold on Anatolia after Attalus III bequeathed Pergamum to them, and that's almost sixty years in the future) and the realization that the Seleucids were more trouble than they were worth for them to consider annexing Syria. After the conclusion of the war, it was Rome's allies, Pergamum and Rhodes, who gained territory at the expense of the Seleucids:

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Stellar_Lights

That depends on how they deal with the Rise of the House of Sassan, or the Sassanid Empire, which was a powerful Noble Clan in Southwest Iran, who were proud of their Ancient legacy. And likely that other clans like that sprout up, too. Simply way beyond the capacity of the Romans to negotiate with powerful warrior and royal clans, in a distant lands, beyond the mountains.

And before all that, they need to annex and defend Syria, Armenia and Mesopotamia. The contention with other tribes of the region, was simply too high, as of then.
 
Superninja76

Superninja76

So your proposition is that Rome goes on some kind of mad dash through all of seleucid territory to try and conquer the whole of it?
Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but whatever army they send almost certainly has to turn back or dies along the way.
 

Evil Crusader

octoberman said:
But what if Rome went further and took all Selecuid territory east of Zagros mountains ?
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The people who propose this endeavor when Gaul, Hispania etc, more relevant to Roman interests, still aren't fully pacified or secured are ridiculed and ignored and their political careers take a hit.
 
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