Atlas of Battles

war, 4 engagements

Battles of Third Macedonian War

The atlas places 4 engagements of Third Macedonian War (171 BC to 168 BC): 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Greece (3), North Macedonia (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Pydna.

See them on the globe

Battle of CallinicusBattle of UskanaSiege of AiginionBattle of PydnaBattle of CallinicusBattle of UskanaSiege of AiginionBattle of PydnaTiranaThessalonikiSkopjeDurrësBitolaIoaninaSeresXanthiKerkiraElbasan200 km40.573N, 21.721E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

171 BC: 1 engagements169 BC: 1 engagements168 BC: 2 engagements2 in 168 BC171 BC168 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Callinicus, 171 BCBattle of Uskana, 169 BCSiege of Aiginion, 168 BCBattle of Pydna, 168 BC171 BC168 BC
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
171 BCBattle of CallinicusLarissa, GreeceGreek victory
169 BCBattle of UskanaUscana, North MacedoniaMacedonian victory
168 BCSiege of AiginionAeginion, GreeceRoman victory
22 June 168 BCBattle of PydnaPydna, GreeceRoman Republic; Fall of Macedon

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Third Macedonian War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.