Editing 168 BC (section)

==== Albania ====
* The king of [[Illyria]], Gentius, is defeated at [[Scodra]] by a [[Roman Republic|Roman]] force under Lucius Anicius Gallus and then brought to Rome as a captive to be interned in [[Iguvium]]. This loss removes Illyria as an important ally for [[Macedon]]ia and effectively weakens [[Perseus of Macedon]] in his battle with Rome.
* The Roman general, [[Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus|Lucius Aemilius Paulus]], is elected [[consul]] and arrives in [[Thessaly]] to lead the Roman army which has been trapped by Perseus' forces.
* [[June 22]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Pydna]] (in southern Macedonia) gives Roman forces under Lucius Aemilius Paulus a crushing victory over Perseus and his Macedonian forces, thus ending the [[Third Macedonian War]]. Perseus is captured by the Romans and will spend the rest of his life in captivity at [[Alba Fucens]], near Rome.
* The Macedonian kingdom is broken up by the Romans into four smaller states, and all the Greek cities which have offered aid to Macedonia, even just in words, are punished. The Romans take hundreds of prisoners from the leading families of Macedonia, including the historian [[Polybius]].