Rome, over the centuries moving towards the height of its glory, traditionally combined advanced military art with cunning diplomatic techniques in its foreign policy. Coming to the aid of a weak state, the Roman power skillfully hid its aggressive plans for the time being. This is what Rome did in the West, and it pursued the same policy in the East. After the end of the Second Punic War, in a fairly short historical period, the Romans found allies among the Hellenistic states, created military-political coalitions, and skillfully took advantage of the unrest and disagreements within the Greek world. Gradually capturing one country after another, Rome is increasingly spreading its dominance over the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor. The book is dedicated to the history of political, economic and cultural relations of Republican Rome with the states of the Eastern Mediterranean. The author examines complex issues of Roman military expansion, trade and diplomacy, as well as the development of the basic principles of Roman world politics. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.