Battle of Pydna

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_the_battle,_perseus_was Exiled to Rome
gptkbp:aftermath Macedonia became a Roman province
gptkbp:alliance Various Greek city-states
gptkbp:battle The summer
gptkbp:battle_duration One day
gptkbp:battle_influenced Future Roman military campaigns
gptkbp:battle_resulted_in Macedonian surrender
gptkbp:battle_was_part_of_a_larger_conflict Between Rome and Macedonia.
gptkbp:casualties Macedonian losses estimated at 20,000
Roman losses estimated at 1,000
Macedonian casualties were significant
Roman casualties were relatively low
gptkbp:combat_role Near the town of Pydna
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Macedon
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Macedon
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus
gptkb:Perseus_of_Macedon
gptkbp:committee Supported the war effort
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Roman military tactics
Influenced Roman literature
gptkbp:date 168 BC
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations End of Macedonian independence
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:King_Perseus_of_Macedon
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Roman_conquest_of_Macedonia
gptkbp:fought_against June 22
Roman forces and Macedonian forces
Romans and Macedonians
gptkbp:has_ability Challenging terrain
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined by historians for military tactics
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Third_Macedonian_War
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in power dynamics in the Mediterranean
Shift in power in the Hellenistic world
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Significant turning point in Roman expansion
gptkbp:historical_legacy Study in military strategy
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Roman_Republic
June 22, 168 BC
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked the decline of Hellenistic kingdoms
Marked the end of Hellenistic kingdoms
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Polybius
Accounts by ancient historians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Pydna
gptkbp:legacy Influenced Roman military tactics
Influence on Roman military tactics
Foundation for Roman dominance in the region
gptkbp:location Pydna, Macedonia
gptkbp:macedonian_allies Some local tribes
gptkbp:macedonian_casualties 20,000
gptkbp:macedonian_defeat_effects Loss of regional influence
gptkbp:macedonian_defeat_led_to Roman dominance in the region
gptkbp:macedonian_forces_included Phalanx and light infantry
gptkbp:macedonian_forces_strength Approximately 30,000
gptkbp:macedonian_forces_were_less_organized Than expected
gptkbp:macedonian_historian gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkbp:macedonian_king gptkb:Perseus
gptkbp:macedonian_king_legacy Perseus remembered as a defeated king
gptkbp:macedonian_morale Low due to previous defeats
gptkbp:macedonian_political_consequences Fall of the Antigonid dynasty
gptkbp:macedonian_political_structure Dismantled after defeat
gptkbp:macedonian_resistance Ended after the battle
gptkbp:macedonian_strategy Defensive position
gptkbp:macedonian_tactics Use of the phalanx formation
gptkbp:macedonian_tactics_were Ineffective against Roman legions
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuver
Cavalry charge
Macedonian phalanx formation
Roman manipular formation
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus
gptkbp:outcome Decisive Roman victory
Decisive victory for Rome
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Third_Macedonian_War
gptkbp:perseus_was_captured After the battle
gptkbp:perseus'_surrender Led to the end of the war
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cynoscephalae
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Polybius
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:roman_casualties gptkb:1,000
gptkbp:roman_forces_included Cavalry and infantry
gptkbp:roman_forces_strength Approximately 40,000
gptkbp:roman_forces_were_well-trained And experienced
gptkbp:roman_general_legacy Lucius Aemilius Paullus remembered as a great commander
gptkbp:roman_historian gptkb:Appian
gptkbp:roman_military_reputation Strengthened after victory
gptkbp:roman_morale High due to previous victories
gptkbp:roman_political_consequences Increased power of the Senate
gptkbp:roman_victory_effects Expansion of Roman territory
gptkbp:roman_victory_led_to Fall of the Antigonid dynasty
gptkbp:roman_victory_marked End of Hellenistic kingdoms
gptkbp:roman_victory_was_celebrated In Rome
gptkbp:roman_victory_was_decisive In the context of the war
gptkbp:significance End of the Macedonian Wars
gptkbp:significant_event Final defeat of Macedon
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Balkans
Control over Macedonia
gptkbp:strategy Flanking maneuvers
Concentration of forces
Use of cavalry
Approximately 30,000 troops
Use of elephants
Approximately 40,000 troops
Use of heavy infantry
Use of phalanx formation
Established dominance in the region.
Increased influence in Greece
Post-battle changes in tactics
Use of manipular formations
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Roman_legions
Macedonian phalanx
Roman legions used superior tactics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lucius_Emilius_Paullus
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Thracian_Sea
gptkb:Macedonian_Wars
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
gptkb:Cassander
gptkb:the_Aetolian_League
gptkb:Rise_of_Macedon
gptkb:Macedonia,_Greece
gptkb:Sextus_Pompey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5