Republic eastern conquests (?)

My apologies if this has been discussed before, but I've been giving thought to the Roman Republic and their campaigns in the east and have a few questions.

1. How much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East did the Romans actually conquer and annex. I know Pergamum and possibly Rhodes were inherited from their previous rulers. Others I'm not sure of.

2. In the time of the Empire, Roman forces made it as far as Seleucia and Ctesiphon, while Trajan's forces made it as far as Susa, the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.

How far east could a Republican Roman army have made it? What options are there?

1. I've read that the Roman armies were in a high state of readiness after the Second Punic War, hence their successes against the Macedonians and Seleucids. If the Romans had decided to use the territories gained from the Treaty of Apamea as a springboard for further invasions how much territory could they get from the Seleucids? And how long could they hold on to them?

2. After the Mithridatic Wars, the Romans annex as much of Greater Armenia and Armenia proper as possible before the Parthians gobble up the rest.

3. Caesar survives the Ides of March and his campaign against the Parthians comes to fruition.
 
My apologies if this has been discussed before, but I've been giving thought to the Roman Republic and their campaigns in the east and have a few questions.

1. How much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East did the Romans actually conquer and annex. I know Pergamum and possibly Rhodes were inherited from their previous rulers. Others I'm not sure of.

2. In the time of the Empire, Roman forces made it as far as Seleucia and Ctesiphon, while Trajan's forces made it as far as Susa, the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.

How far east could a Republican Roman army have made it? What options are there?

1. I've read that the Roman armies were in a high state of readiness after the Second Punic War, hence their successes against the Macedonians and Seleucids. If the Romans had decided to use the territories gained from the Treaty of Apamea as a springboard for further invasions how much territory could they get from the Seleucids? And how long could they hold on to them?

2. After the Mithridatic Wars, the Romans annex as much of Greater Armenia and Armenia proper as possible before the Parthians gobble up the rest.

3. Caesar survives the Ides of March and his campaign against the Parthians comes to fruition.

Well I don't know all of Ur questions but I'll answer the one's I can.

1. Roman Provinces in the east included (depending on here U define the East) Achaea (Greece), Macedonia, Illyricum (parts of Croatia and Bosnia), Asia (part of Turkey, started from Pergamum), Cilicia et Cyprus, Bithynia et Pontus (combining the former Kingdoms of Pontus and Bithynia), Creta et Cyrenaica (modern Crete and part of Libya) and finally Syria.

2. How far the Republican forces could make it really depends on who's leading them. If we have a general like Pompey or Caesar, there's a good possibility they could make it as far as Susa or maybe even Persepolis. If U have a general like Crassius, however, then Ur up a creek without a paddle.

1(again). Rome didn't gain any territories directly form the Treaty of Apamea. It had the Seleucids cede territory to Peregamum. At the time Rome's power was only indirect. It wouldn't be until about 20 years after the treaty that Rome annexed territory in the east, and even then it set up client Republics from them.

2(again). During the Republic, in the east at least, Rome's policy seemed to be setting up loyal client Kings. Armenia was annexed directly by Trajan, but was restored to being a client state within four years, so it might have just been easier to keep Armenia that way.

3. If Caesar survives the Ides of March, than I'd imagine the OTL conquests of Trajan would happen much earlier. Any more territory, and it would be past the point where Rome could accurately govern.
 
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