Pydna

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Definition

Proper noun A decisive battle fought in 168 BC near the town of Pydna in ancient Macedonia, resulting in a major Roman victory that led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent power.

Usage

This word is used almost exclusively as a historical reference to the specific battle and its consequences. * The Battle of Pydna marked the final defeat of the Macedonian phalanx by the Roman legion. * After Pydna, the Roman Republic divided the Macedonian kingdom into four client republics.

Advanced Usage
  • "The aftermath of Pydna": Refers to the political and territorial reorganization of Macedonia following the Roman victory.
    • The aftermath of Pydna reshaped the political landscape of the Hellenistic world.
Variants and Related Words
  • Battle of Pydna: The full, most common historical term for the event.
Synonyms
  • Decisive battle (general term)
  • Culminating conflict (general term)
Related Phrases
  • To meet one's Pydna: An idiomatic construction (rare, scholarly) meaning to face one's decisive and final defeat.
    • The corrupt regime finally met its Pydna in the popular uprising.
Noun
  1. a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom

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