Battle of the Aous

Overview

The Battle of the Aous was fought in 198 BC between the Roman Republic and the Kingdom of Macedon, in the area between modern Tepelenë and Këlcyrë in Albania. The Roman forces were led by Titus Quinctius Flamininus and the Macedonian ones were led by Philip V.

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Significance

The Battle of the Aous, fought between Roman forces under Titus Quinctius Flamininus and Macedonian forces under Philip V in the area between modern Tepelenë and Këlcyrë in Albania, was an engagement in the Second Macedonian War. The battle took place along the Aous river valley, a strategically located corridor in the mountainous terrain of what is now southern Albania. Beyond establishing that the two principal commanders of the war met in this theater, the available record does not detail the outcome or its operational consequences within the broader conflict.

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