The Roman–Syrian War (192–188 BC), also known as War of Antiochos or Syrian War, was a military conflict between two coalitions led by the Roman Republic under Scipio Africanus Major and the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus the Great. The fighting took place in Greece, the Aegean Sea and Asia Minor. The war was the consequence of a "cold war" between both powers, which had started in 196 BC. In this period Romans and Seleucids had tried to settle spheres of influence by making alliances with the Greek minor powers.