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Battle of Callinicus

Battle of Callinicus was a battle fought in 171 BC at Larissa, in what is now Greece. It was part of Third Macedonian War, which ran from 171 BC to 168 BC. The recorded result: Greek victory.

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Ancient Greece and Macedonia during Third Macedonian War
Ancient Greece and Macedonia during Third Macedonian War. Original:User:Bibi Saint-Pol Edited version:User:Barosaurus Lentus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought171 BC
WhereLarissa, Greece39.632N, 22.420E
OutcomeGreek victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Macedon; Odrysian kingdomagainstRoman Republic; Kingdom of Pergamon; Thessaly
Part ofThird Macedonian War171 BC to 168 BC

Where it sits in Third Macedonian War

Battle of Callinicus, 171 BCBattle of Uskana, 169 BCSiege of Aiginion, 168 BCBattle of Pydna, 168 BC171 BC168 BCBattle of Callinicus, 171 BC
4 placed engagements of Third Macedonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date171 BC (year precision)
PlaceLarissa, Greece
39.632N, 22.420E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Perseus of Macedon
  • Cotys IV
  • Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC)
  • Eumenes II
Battle of CallinicusBattle of CallinicusBattle of LarissaSiege of LarissaBattle of CrannonBattle of CynoscephalaeBattle of Tempe GorgeBattle of CrannonBattle of CynoscephalaeBattle of Tempe GorgeThessalonikiIoaninaAgrinioChalkidaKateriniKorçëLamiaPërmet100 km39.632N, 22.420E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 171 BC and 1083.

In the same war

Battle of Callinicus is one of 94 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2347053, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Callinicus, revision 1378945642, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.