battle fought coalition rome rhodes port important base allies decided capture advanced inland romans joined outside city fleets held joint commanders decided surrender city roman commander found killed took solo command city murder held vigorously allied forces arrived men decided surrender city condition garrison leave unharmed result battle forced abandon surrounding land withdraw city later year allies prelude defeated second war left control gain setback trying incorporate league years romans won second war left control greek affairs decided occupy greece garrison cities years declared king threatening destroy peace greece summoned army greece allies marched joined infantry cavalry brief skirmishes allies decided abandon siege pitched advanced joined cavalry preparations good terms leaders requested best soldiers hand picked assist hired mercenaries citizens romans allies advanced far north romans defeated small battle retreated romans won battle forced retreat city battle coastal cities surrendered romans allowed romans base coastal regions large city main port naval arsenal romans advanced city joined combined fleets sailors roman fleets built siege engines devastating effects walls city joint commanders offered surrender city roman charge fleet gone commander found murdered city command defenders siege proving difficult arrived roman soldiers arrival new soldiers allied soldiers encouraged began bombarding city siege engines fleet continued pressure sea knew chance renewed allied assault decided surrender city romans condition garrison allowed leave city unharmed aftermath found fallen allies decided abandon remaining countryside controlled sent envoys offered romans attacked ended initial allied assaults seeing situation hopeless agreed surrender city romans romans forced abandon coastal cities romans formed cities broken coast romans didn strip powers wanted state counter growing attacked years later retreat unable capture city assassinated chance attempt attack city having deprived port attacked captured city las threatened attack demanded surrender responsible attack refused captured city
Battle of Gythium