Battle of Pydna

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Battle of Pydna
Part of the Third Macedonian War
Dispositions prior to the battle
Date 22 June 168 BC Location Near Pydna Result Roman victory Fall of Macedon
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Macedon
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Aemilius Paullus P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica	Perseus (POW)
Strength
30,000	28 - 37,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	31,000 • 20,000 killed • 11,000 captured

The Battle of Pydna took place in 168 BC between Rome and Macedon during the Third Macedonian War. The battle saw the further ascendancy of Rome in the Hellenistic world and the end of the Antigonid line of kings, whose power traced back to Alexander the Great.^[1] The battle is also considered to be a victory of the Roman legion's manipular system's flexibility over the Macedonian phalanx's rigidity.^[2]