Pydna

American  

[pid-nuh] / ˈpɪd nə /

noun

1. a town in ancient Macedonia, W of the Gulf of Salonika: decisive Roman victory over the Macedonians 186 b.c.

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Pydna British  

/ ˈpɪdnə /

noun

1. a town in ancient Macedonia: site of a major Roman victory over the Macedonians, resulting in the downfall of their kingdom (168 _bc )

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Example Sentences

Archaeologists have said it’s more likely that Olympias was buried alone, and cite multiple inscriptions that place her burial site in the city of Pydna, in northern Greece.

From New York Times

The final campaign against the Macedonians was opened in 169 B.C., and in the next year they were overwhelmed at the decisive battle of Pydna.

From Project Gutenberg

He died one year before the crowning victory of Pydna.

From Project Gutenberg

It is in the walled town of Pydna that, in the year 316 b.c., we get our second brief glimpse of the son of Alexander, now a little boy of seven.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, in 168, the Romans found an able general in the consul Aemilius Paulus, who restored the morale of the Roman soldiers and won a complete victory over Perseus in the battle of Pydna.

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