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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Pydna

When he made alliances with Balkan tribes that threatened to invade Italy, Roman armies invaded Macedon and defeated his army at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BCE.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

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.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

Themistocles was taken by two guides safely across the mountains to Pydna, where he found a merchant ship about to sail for Asia. 

From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Charlotte Mary Yonge

After the battle of Pydna a Roman ambassador, Popilius by name, was sent to make him withdraw.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

Such was the effect of the battle of Pydna, however, that he was at once compelled to hand over Egypt to the conquerors, and that country became a Roman protectorate.

From The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire by W. E. Vine

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