Battle of the Pydna

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Macedonia_became_a_Roman_province
gptkbp:casualties Heavy_for_Macedon
Light_for_Romans
gptkbp:celebrates Historical texts
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Macedon
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus
gptkb:Perseus_of_Macedon
gptkbp:cultural_impact Depicted in art and literature
gptkbp:date 168 BC
gptkbp:defeated Signaled_decline_of_Hellenistic_kingdoms
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Roman_conquest_of_Macedon
gptkbp:future_plans Roman_dominance_in_Greece
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by military historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Shift_in_power_in_the_Hellenistic_world
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Third_Macedonian_War
168 BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Pydna
gptkbp:influenced Previous Roman battles
Subsequent_Roman_campaigns
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:Livy
Polybius
gptkbp:is_part_of Roman_expansion
gptkbp:kingdom Perseus
gptkbp:led_to Fall of the Antigonid dynasty
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Roman_military_tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pydna
gptkbp:notable_event Decisive battle in ancient history
gptkbp:outcome Decisive_victory_for_Rome
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Callinicus
gptkbp:result Roman_victory
gptkbp:significance End_of_the_Macedonian_Wars
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Balkans
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Roman_legions
gptkb:Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_Macedonicus
gptkb:Macedonian_phalanx
Approximately 30,000
Phalanx formation
Use of cavalry
Flanking maneuver
Defensive position
Use of elephants
Use of formations
Coordinated infantry and cavalry attack
Established_Rome_as_a_major_power
gptkbp:torque Approximately 40,000