Definition: The Romans with elephants, led by L. Aemilius Paullus, beat the Macedonians under King Perseus, in the impromptu Battle of Pydna, marking the end of the Third Macedonian War (171-168 B.C.). The OCD says 20,000 Macedonians were killed and 11,000 taken prisoner. Goldsworthy says the Romans claimed a loss of only 100 men.
- The Roman Calendar in the Year of Pydna (168 B.C.)
Stewart Irvin Oost
Classical Philology, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Oct., 1953), pp. 217-230 - John F. Lazenby "Pydna" The Oxford Classical Dictionary . Simon Hornblower and Anthony Spawforth. © Oxford University Press 1949, 1970, 1996, 2005
- Adrian K. Goldsworthy "Pydna, battle of" The Oxford Companion to Military History. Ed. Richard Holmes. Oxford University Press, 2001.
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