Battle of Pydna (168 BC)

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Pydna	3
Battle of Pydna (168 BC) canonical	3

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
aftermath	capture of Perseus of Macedon ⓘ dismantling of Macedonian monarchy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Pydna NERFINISHED ⓘ
approxMacedonianStrength	around 40,000–44,000 men ⓘ
approxRomanStrength	around 29,000–30,000 men ⓘ
belligerent	Macedon ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Macedon Roman Republic ⓘ
cause	Roman opposition to Macedonian power under Perseus ⓘ
combatantCommander	Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ Perseus of Macedon ⓘ
commandedBy	Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ
conflictBetween	Macedon ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Macedon Roman Republic ⓘ
date	22 June 168 BC ⓘ
decisiveAgainst	Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
decisiveFor	Roman Republic ⓘ
ended	Antigonid dynasty ⓘ Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power ⓘ
followedBy	Roman reorganization of Macedon into client republics ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Hellenistic period ⓘ
ledTo	Roman protectorate over Greece ⓘ increased Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
legacy	often cited as demonstration of Roman tactical flexibility over phalanx formations ⓘ
location	Macedon ⓘ near Pydna ⓘ
notableFeature	clash between Roman manipular system and Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
notableTactic	exploitation of broken terrain to disrupt phalanx ⓘ
opposedBy	Perseus of Macedon ⓘ
opposedFormation	Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
partOf	Roman expansion into the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Macedonian Wars ⓘ surface form: Third Macedonian War
precededBy	Battle of Callinicus (171 BC) ⓘ
recordedBy	Πολύβιος ⓘ surface form: Livy Plutarch ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
significance	marked the fall of the Antigonid monarchy ⓘ secured Roman dominance in Greece ⓘ
terrain	hilly terrain near the sea ⓘ
theatre	Greek theatre of Roman–Macedonian conflicts ⓘ
timeOfDay	fought in the late afternoon ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle ⓘ
usedFormation	Roman manipular legion ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids → event → Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ

Macedonian Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ

subject surface form: Third Macedonian War

this entity surface form: Battle of Pydna

Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms → significantEvent → Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Pydna

Life of Aemilius Paulus → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Pydna

Pydna → battleOccurredAt → Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ

Antigonid dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ