The Third Macedonian War and Battle of Pydna

“…provides general audiences with a serviceable history of the Third Macedonian War and an overview of Macedonian military institutions in the Hellenistic Era.” - The Journal of Military History The Third Roman-Macedonian War was a disaster for Macedon, a defeat leading to the end of that kingdom's independence. This is usually attributed to an innate superiority of the Roman legionary tactics over the Macedonian system. Graham Wrightson, on the other hand, argues that the blame lies entirely wi