Siege of Aiginion
| Siege of Aiginion | |||||||||
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| Part of The Third Macedonian War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Roman Republic | Macedonian kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus | Unknow | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 1,000 garrison [2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy[2] | ||||||||
The siege of Aiginion took place in 168 BC in today's Kalabaka between the Roman Republic and the Macedonian Kingdom. Aiginion was described as a town with formidable defenses, so much so that in 197 BC the Roman General Titus Quinctius Flamininus chose to bypass the town due to its formidable defenses.[3] The siege ended in Roman victory,[4] and the town was subsequently destroyed.[5][6] The Romans killed everyone they saw.[3]
References
- ^ "Ancient Meteora". Visit Meteora. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ a b Chasiotis, Kostas (2014-03-11). "The 3rd Macedonian War and the Fall of Aiginion (168 BC)". Visit Meteora. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ a b Chasiotis, Kostas (2014-03-11). "The 3rd Macedonian war and the fall of Aiginion (168 BC)". Visit Meteora. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Kourelis, Vaggelis (2018-12-19). "Ancient Meteora in the Dawn of History". Visit Meteora (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, AIGINION Thessaly, Greece". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "ToposText". topostext.org. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
Sources
1. Polybius
2.John Foss 2001, THE THIRD MACEDONIAN WAR and THE BATTLE OF PYDNA (168 BC)
3. Paul K. Davis, 100 Decisive Battles from Ancient Times to the Present: The World’s Major Battles and How They Shaped History (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), 51.
4. Livy’s History of Rome (32,15,4)
5.Plutarch, Aemilius Paullus
6. Monuments of our town: From the ancient Aiginion and the Byzantine Stagoi to our modern town (Kalambaka 2002), 21