Perseus of Macedon

Perseus
Basileus
Portrait of Perseus on the obverse of a tetradrachm
King of Macedon
Reign179–168 BC
PredecessorPhilip V of Macedon
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
(Andriscus claimed in 149 BC)
Born212 BC
Pella, Macedonia
Died166 BC (aged 46)
Alba Fucens, Italy, Roman Republic
SpouseLaodice V
IssueAlexander (son of Perseus)
GreekΠερσεύς (Perseus)
HouseAntigonid dynasty
FatherPhilip V of Macedon
MotherPolycratia of Argos
ReligionGreek polytheism

Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς, romanizedPerséus; c. 212 – 166 BC) was king of the ancient kingdom of Macedon from 179 until 168 BC. He is widely regarded as the last king of Macedonia and the last ruler from the Antigonid Dynasty, as his defeat by Rome at the Battle of Pydna during the Third Macedonian War effectively ended Macedonia as an independent political entity.[1][2]

  1. ^ Green, Peter (1990). Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of The Hellenistic Age. Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 430.
  2. ^ Hammond, N.G.L.; Walbank, F.W. (1988). A History of Macedonia Volume III: 336-167 B.C. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 558. ISBN 9780198148159.

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