Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
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The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pydna | 3 |
| Battle of Pydna (168 BC) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Pydna (168 BC) Context triple: [Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids, event, Battle of Pydna (168 BC)]
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Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
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Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Pydna (168 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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A.
Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
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B.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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C.
Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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D.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
capture of Perseus of Macedon
ⓘ
dismantling of Macedonian monarchy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Pydna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approxMacedonianStrength | around 40,000–44,000 men ⓘ |
| approxRomanStrength | around 29,000–30,000 men ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cause | Roman opposition to Macedonian power under Perseus ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
ⓘ
Perseus of Macedon ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| date | 22 June 168 BC ⓘ |
| decisiveAgainst | Macedonian phalanx ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ended |
Antigonid dynasty
ⓘ
Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman reorganization of Macedon into client republics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Roman protectorate over Greece
ⓘ
increased Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| legacy | often cited as demonstration of Roman tactical flexibility over phalanx formations ⓘ |
| location |
Macedon
ⓘ
near Pydna ⓘ |
| notableFeature | clash between Roman manipular system and Macedonian phalanx ⓘ |
| notableTactic | exploitation of broken terrain to disrupt phalanx ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Perseus of Macedon ⓘ |
| opposedFormation | Macedonian phalanx ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman expansion into the eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Third Macedonian War
|
| precededBy | Battle of Callinicus (171 BC) ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Πολύβιος
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surface form:
Livy
Plutarch ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the fall of the Antigonid monarchy
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secured Roman dominance in Greece ⓘ |
| terrain | hilly terrain near the sea ⓘ |
| theatre | Greek theatre of Roman–Macedonian conflicts ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | fought in the late afternoon ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| usedFormation | Roman manipular legion ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pydna (168 BC) Description of subject: The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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