Battle of Pydna

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. The battle is also considered to be a victory of the Roman legion's manipular system's flexibility over the Macedonian phalanx's rigidity.

This article is about the 168 BC battle. For the 148 BC battle, see Battle of Pydna (148 BC).
Battle of Pydna
Part of the Third Macedonian War

Dispositions prior to the battle
Date22 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
38,600 men
● 2,600 cavalry
22 war elephants		 43,000 men
● 4,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown 31,000
•20,000 killed
•11,000 captured
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