Background
Perseus was the son of king Philip V of Macedon and a concubine, probably Polycratia of Argos.
Perseus was the son of king Philip V of Macedon and a concubine, probably Polycratia of Argos.
He also has the distinction of being the last of the line, after losing the Battle of Pydna on 22 June 168 British Columbia. Subsequently Macedon came under Roman rule. He therefore feared that the throne might pass on his legitimate younger brother Demetrius, not least due to interference from the Romans, who considered their former hostage Demetrius a true friend.
In 179 British Columbia Philip V of Macedon died and Perseus took the throne. Although his role in killing Demetrius had not endeared him to the Romans, one of his first acts on becoming king was to renew the treaty with the Republic.
Yet, Perseus" other actions troubled the Senate.
His interference in the affairs of his neighbors, his ousting of the Roman ally Abrupolis from his territories in Thrace, his armed visit to Delphi, his avoidance of the Roman ambassadors to Macedonia, and his dynastic marriages all gave the Romans cause for concern. Soon Rome and Perseus went to war in the Third Macedonian War (171-168 British Columbia). Blaise Pascal mentions in his Pensées (Lafuma 15) that Perseus was blamed for not committing suicide, supposedly after his defeat at Pydna.
The Antigonid kingdom was dissolved, and replaced with four republics.
Andriscus of Macedon broke off the Roman rule for about a year, but was defeated in 148 British Columbia by the Romans. In 146 British Columbia, following the quashing of a rebellion led by the last Macedonian king Andriscus, the four republics were dissolved, and Macedon officially became the Roman province of Macedonia.
One son of Perseus and Laodice, Alexander was still a child when Perseus was conquered by the Romans, and after the triumph of Aemilius Paullus in 167 British Columbia, was kept in custody at Alba Fucens, together with his father. He became a skillful metalworker, learned the Latin language, and became a public notary.