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Perseus of Macedon

c. 212–c. 166 BCE · 2nd century BCE · Also known as Perseus of Macedonia

Perseus was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty of Macedonia, son of Philip V, reigning from 179 to 168 BCE. Rome went to war with him in the Third Macedonian War, and he was decisively defeated by Lucius Aemilius Paullus at Pydna in 168 BCE. He died a captive in Italy, and Macedonia was divided into four republics.

Perseus of Macedon
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Mentioned in 4 profiles

DelphiDeclineBoeotian LeagueDeclineOdrysian KingdomDeclineRhodesDecline

Mentioned in 4 state histories

Antigonid Kingdom of MacedoniaEpirote LeagueBastarnaeFour Macedonian Republics

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Perseus of Macedon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/perseus-of-macedon
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