Perseus of Macedon

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 9 §19 Perseus

  The last Macedonian king, crushed by Rome; cited in the Alexander comparison.

• The History of Rome, Book 26 §38 Perseus

  Philip's son, left to guard the passes of Thessaly against the Aetolians.

• The History of Rome, Book 31 §23 His son Perseus

  Perseus, the young son of Philip, sent to hold the passes at Pelagonia; later the last king of Macedon.

• The History of Rome, Book 37 §49 Perseus

  The last king of Macedon, whom Lucius Aemilius Paulus would conquer at Pydna in 168 BC.

• The History of Rome, Book 38 §6 Perseus

  Son of Philip V and future last king of Macedon (179-168 BC), here campaigning in Amphilochia and Dolopia.

• The History of Rome, Book 39 §24 Perseus

  Last king of Macedon, son of Philip V, ultimately defeated by Rome at Pydna (168 BC).

• The History of Rome, Book 40 §7 Perseus

  Perseus, elder son of Philip V; he engineers the ruin of his brother Demetrius and seizes the throne by crime, the future antagonist of the Third Macedonian War.

• The History of Rome, Book 41 §29 Perseus

  Perseus, last king of Macedon (179–168 BC), whose intrigues among the Dardanians and Bastarnae and overtures to Greece foreshadow the Third Macedonian War.

• The History of Rome, Book 42 §2 King Perseus

  Last king of Macedon (r. 179–168 BC), son of Philip V, whose preparations for war led to the Third Macedonian War with Rome.

• The History of Rome, Book 43 §8 Perseus

  The last king of Macedon, son of Philip V, against whom Rome waged the Third Macedonian War.

• The History of Rome, Book 44 §1 Perseus

  The last king of Macedon, son of Philip V, defeated at Pydna.

• The History of Rome, Book 45 §1 Perseus

  The last king of Macedon, conquered at Pydna; his capture is the subject of this book's opening.