- The Third Macedonian War (171-168 BCE) was part of the Macedonian Wars (214-148 BCE) fought between Rome and Macedonia.
The Reason for the War
- Philip V’s son. King Perseus of Macedon, caused Rome to become concerned as Perseus’ influence in Greece increased, and Rome declared War.
Description
- In 171 BCE, the Battle of Callinicus between Publius Licinus Crassus and Perseus resulted in defeat for the Roman Army.
- 169 BCE Another Roman Army arrived under Quintus Marcius Phillipus, but ran out of supplies and was unable to pursue the Macedonian Army.
- 168 BCE Battle of Pydna A Roman army under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated Perseus, notable for using Maniple System based tactics instead of the Macedonian Phalanx System based tactics. Perseus was taken to Rome with 300,000 Macedonian slaves.
The Outcome
- Macedonia was then divided into 4 Roman Client Republics.
Battle of Pydna