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Rome and the Third Macedonian War

Paul J Burton author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:12th Oct '17

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Readable full-length narrative of the Third Macedonian War, which effectively made Rome an almost global power beyond compare.

The historian Polybius recognised the significance of Rome's victory in the Third Macedonian War: it effectively made Rome an almost global power beyond compare. Paul J. Burton provides a very readable full-length narrative of the war and its aftermath, the first in English. Aimed at students, scholars and military history enthusiasts.This is the first full-length study of the final war between Rome and the ancient Macedonian monarchy and its last king, Perseus. The Roman victory at the Battle of Pydna in June 168 BC was followed by the abolition of the kingdom of Macedon - the cradle of Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Antigonid monarchs who followed. The first historian of Rome's rise to world power, and a contemporary of the war, Polybius of Megalopolis, recognized the significance of these events in making Rome an almost global power beyond compare - a sole superpower, in other words. Yet Roman authority did not lack challenges from lesser states and insurgents in the decades that followed. The book's meticulous documentation, close analysis, and engagement in scholarly controversy will appeal to academics and students, while general readers will appreciate its brisk narrative style and pacing.

ISBN: 9781107104440

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 16mm

Weight: 540g

252 pages