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| Third Macedonian War | |||||||||
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| Part of the Macedonian Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Roman Republic Attalid kingdom Thessalians Achaean contingents Aetolian contingents Contingents from other Greek allies |
Macedonia Odrysian kingdom (Thrace) Cretan contingents Epirus (from 170 BC) Aetolian contingents Athamania Illyrian Kingdom Contingents from other Greek allies | ||||||||
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Publius Licinius Crassus (171 BC) Aulus Hostilius Mancinus (170 BC) Quintus Marcius Philippus (169 BC) Lucius Aemilius Paullus (168 BC) Eumenes II of Pergamon |
Perseus of Macedon Cotys IV of the Odrysian Kingdom (Thrace) Gentius | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 150,000 Epirotes enslaved | ||||||||
The Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC) was a war fought between the Roman Republic and King Perseus of Macedon. In 179 BC, King Philip V of Macedon died and was succeeded by his ambitious son Perseus. He was anti-Roman and stirred anti-Roman feelings around Macedonia. In 172 BC, a Roman commission visited Perseus and required of him concessions which meant the extinction of his independence. Upon his refusal to comply with the demands they returned home and Rome declared war.
Most of the war was fought in Macedon as well as neighbouring Thessaly, where the Roman troops were stationed. After an inconclusive battle at Callinicus in 171 BC, and several years of campaigning, Rome decisively defeated the Macedonian forces at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC, ending the war.[1]
Rome's victory ended the Antigonid dynasty and brought an effective end to the independence of the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, although formal annexation was some years away. The kingdom was divided into four client republics, each subservient to Rome. Roman prestige and authority in Greece greatly increased.
- ^ Erdkamp, Paul (2017), "The Third Macedonian War, 171–168 BC", The Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles, Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1–5, doi:10.1002/9781119099000.wbabat0380, ISBN 978-1405186452, retrieved 2022-03-26