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Pydna, Battle of

Years: 148BCE - 148BCE

The Battle of Pydna is fought in 148 BCE between Rome and the forces of the Macedonian leader Andriscus.

The Roman force is led by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, and is the winner of this engagement.

The result of the battle plays an important role in deciding the outcome of the Fourth Macedonian War.

This battle annihilates the last military-political force of Macedon.

"History should be taught as the rise of civilization, and not as the history of this nation or that. It should be taught from the point of view of mankind as a whole, and not with undue emphasis on one's own country. Children should learn that every country has committed crimes and that most crimes were blunders. They should learn how mass hysteria can drive a whole nation into folly and into persecution of the few who are not swept away by the prevailing madness."

—Bertrand Russell, On Education (1926)