Fourth Macedonian War
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The Fourth Macedonian War was fought between Macedon, led by the pretender Andriscus, and the Roman Republic. It was the last of the Macedonian Wars, and was the last war to seriously threaten Roman c
Drachm of Andriscus, the Macedonian pretender, overstruck on a Roman denarius, perhaps taken as booty after Andriscus' initial victory
Demetrius I of Syria, who refused military aid to the pretender and had him sent to Rome
Thracian peltast, 5th-4th century BC. Thracian troops formed a significant component of Andriscus' army, and the bulk of his initial force
Achaean War
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The Achaean War of 146 BC was fought between the Roman Republic and the Greek Achaean League, an alliance of Achaean and other Peloponnesian states in ancient Greece. It was the final stage of Rome's
Fourth Macedonian War
…Macedonian and Illyrian freedom. Soon afterwards, the Achaean League in 146 BC mobilized for a new war against the Roman Republic. This is known as the Achaean War, and was noted for its short duration and its timing right after the fall of Macedonia. Until this time, Rome had only campaigned in Greece in order…
The last day of Corinth, Tony Robert-Fleury, 1870
One of the hostages was the future historian Polybius of Megalopolis; he would become an important source for the Hellenistic Period and the Punic Wars.
Extent of the Achaean League on the eve of the war, showing the invasion routes of Mummius and Metellus
The Sack of Corinth, by Thomas Allom