Battle of Pydna: The Collapse of Macedonia (168 BCE)

168 BCE · Pydna, Yunanistan · military

Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated King Perseus VI overwhelmingly at Pydna in the Third Macedonian War.

1,000 Macedonians were killed and Perseus was taken prisoner; Macedonia was divided into four republics. | The symbolic end of ancient Greek history; the dissolution of the Kingdom of Macedonia.

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What was Battle of Pydna: The Collapse of Macedonia (168 BCE)?
Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated King Perseus VI overwhelmingly at Pydna in the Third Macedonian War.
When did Battle of Pydna: The Collapse of Macedonia (168 BCE) happen?
168 BCE
Where did Battle of Pydna: The Collapse of Macedonia (168 BCE) take place?
Pydna, Yunanistan