Editing 201 BC (section)

==== Greece ====
* [[Philip V of Macedon]] captures [[Samos]] and the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Naval fleet|fleet]] stationed there. He then besieges [[Chios]] to the north.<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank William|last=Walbank|title=Philip V of Macedon|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1940|oclc=491231292|page=340}}</ref>
* [[Rhodes]] and its allies [[Pergamum]], [[Cyzicus]], and [[Byzantium]] combine their fleets and defeat Philip V in the [[Battle of Chios (201 BC)|Battle of Chios]]. His flagship is trapped and rammed by two enemy ships.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* The [[Sparta]]n king, [[Nabis of Sparta|Nabis]], once more invades and captures [[Messene]]. However, the Spartans are forced to retreat when the [[Achaean League]] army of [[Philopoemen]] intervenes. Nabis' forces are decisively defeated at [[Tegea]] by Philopoemen and Nabis is forced to check his expansionist ambitions for the time being.{{cn|date=February 2024}}