Editing Battle of Pydna (section)

==Aftermath==
[[Image:Jean-François-Pierre Peyron 001.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Perseus surrenders to Paullus. Painting by [[Jean-François Pierre Peyron]] from 1802. [[Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)|Museum of Fine Arts]], [[Budapest]].]]
This was not the final conflict between the two rivals, but it broke the back of Macedonian power. The Battle of Pydna and its political aftermath mark the effective end of Macedonian independence, although formal annexation was still some years away.

The political consequences of the lost battle were severe. Perseus later surrendered to Paullus, and was paraded in [[roman triumph|triumph]] in Rome in chains. He was then imprisoned. The Senate's settlement included the deportation to Italy of many of the king's friends<ref>Livy 45.32</ref> and the imprisonment (later house arrest) of Perseus at [[Alba Fucens]].<ref>Livy 45.42</ref>

The Macedonian kingdom was dissolved, and its government was replaced with four republics which were heavily restricted from intercourse or trade with one another. In time, these were also dissolved, and Macedonia became a Roman province. In 167 BC, Paullus received orders to attack [[Epirus vetus|Epirus]], resulting in the enslavement of 150,000 Epirotes and the sacking of 70 cities.<ref>Livy 45.34</ref> This took place because the Molossians, one tribe of the Epirote League, had sent aid to Perseus, but all the Epirotes suffered alike in the Roman attack.

The victory was celebrated in Athens, where an inscribed decree passed by the Council and People in 168 BC honours Calliphanes, an Athenian citizen who had been present with the Roman and Attalid armies at Pydna, for bringing news of the victory to Athens.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Stephen |last2=Schuddeboom |first2=Feyo |title=''IG'' II<sup>3</sup> 1 1334: Honours for the soldier Kalliphanes, messenger of the Roman victory at Pydna |url=https://www.atticinscriptions.com/inscription/IGII31/1334 |website=Attic Inscriptions Online |access-date=25 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>