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Philip V of Macedon, son of Demetrius, preceded by Antigonus (the same Antigonus of Aratus?)
Antiochus the Great a Seleucid
Achaeus a general and later a separatist ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom
Dorimachus an Aetolian
Scopas an Aetolian general

Polybius says the Aetolians are really awful people, go around stirring up trouble because they can
Dorimachus violates Messene
Philip's only 17
Aetolians decide to invade Messenia
Achaeans have a


Previously, Achaeans (Aratus) gave up

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Philip V of Macedon, son of Demetrius, preceded by Antigonus (the same Antigonus of Aratus?)
Antiochus the Great a Seleucid
Achaeus a general and later a separatist ruler of part of the Seleucid kingdom
Dorimachus an Aetolian
Scopas an Aetolian general

Polybius says the Aetolians are really awful people, go around stirring up trouble because they can
Dorimachus violates Messene
Philip's only 17
Aetolians decide to invade Messenia
Achaeans have a council, Messenians plead for aid
Aratus is all for it, although the Achaean troops aren't in very great shape since the defeat of Cleomenes
Aratus good at speaking, and sneaking, but not a great general
Achaeans assemble at Megalopolis
Messenians want to join the Achaean league
Achaeans say they can't allow this without consulting Philip & the other members
Spartans had marched out as reserves and spectators
Aratus demands that the Aetolians leave
Aetolians agree to leave on a certain route at a certain time
Aratus believes them, dismisses most of the troops
Aratus gets outmaneuvered, Polybius says Achaeans act very stupidly

This sets off the Social War

Achaeans agree to send embassies protesting the Aetolians' behavior
levy troops to assist the Messenians if Aetolians invade again
Aetolians decided to keep peace with everybody except the Achaeans, in hopes of undermining their relationships with their allies
Messenia received into the Achaean League
Lacedaemonians make secret alliance with Aetolians
Scerdilaidas & Demetrius of Pharos sailed from Illyria, passed Lissus with a fleet, breaking the treaty with Rome, ally with Aetolians to invade Achaea
Aetolians trying to get the city of Cynaetha betrayed to them
Achaean party in Cynaetha agree to readmit Cynaethean exiles (there's been a lot of factionalism a la Florence)
exiles betray own city, let Aetolians in
Aratus appeals to Philip for aid



So true is it that persistent wrongdoing is more readily pardoned than occasional and startling acts of iniquity. Opposite of what Machiavelli says!






Previously, Achaeans (Aratus) gave up Corinth to Antigonus
Antigonus had defeated Cleomenes, established an alliance