Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 40.398, 22.615 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 466 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | The Molossian king shelters him, then sends him to Pydna in Macedonia, where he boards a ship for Persia |
| 432 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athenian reinforcements take Therme in Macedonia and join the advance force besieging Pydna |
| 411 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Archelaus besieged Pydna and took it, moving the city about 20 stadia inland from the sea. |
| 168 BC | Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) | All agreed that never before had so many Macedonians been killed in a single battle at Roman hands |
| 168 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | After joining Nasica, Aemilius forms up and approaches the enemy |
| 168 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | When the battle starts, the Macedonian phalanx drives its spear points into the Roman shields and bars their approach |
| 168 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | The Macedonians rout, the fields and foot of the hills are covered with corpses, and blood mingles with the waters of the Leucus |
| 168 BC | Polybius, Histories | Battle of Pydna (just after a lunar eclipse) |
| 168 BC | Polybius, Histories | Perseus loses heart, and Rome meets the Macedonian phalanx for the first time |