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Philip V ( Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized : Philippos; 238–179 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by the Social War in Greece (220-217 BC) and a struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic.
Philip V was the king of Macedonia from 221 to 179, whose attempt to extend Macedonian influence throughout Greece resulted in his defeat by Rome. His career is significant mainly as an episode in Rome’s expansion. The son of Demetrius II and his wife Phthia (Chryseis), the young prince was.
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By Philip V’s time Rome was master of the Adriatic and had a “protectorate” in a part of Illyria called Illyris, an area roughly 120 miles (193 kilometers) long and 20 to 40 miles (32 to 64 kilometers) wide bordering western Macedonia at Antipatrea (Berat), in what is today Dalmatia and Croatia. 27 The Roman presence in Illyria put great ...
Philip V was one of the last kings of ancient Macedonia and the first to come into direct conflict with Roman forces. His defeat at the Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC) and that of his son, Perseus, at the Battle of Pydna (168 BC) would mark the end of the Macedonian monarchy and the beginning of Roman control over Macedonian territory.
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Philip V of Macedon (238-179 B.C.) King of Macedonia from 221 to 179, whose attempt to extend Macedonian influence throughout Greece resulted in his defeat by Rome. His career is significant mainly as an episode in Rome's expansion.
Philip V: king of ancient Macedonia, ruled 221-179. His reign witnessed an expansion of Macedonian power, but an even greater expansion of the power of Rome, which gains considerable influence in Greece.
The last surviving passage of Polybius’ account of Philip’s last years (23.10) is far more important, satisfactory, and consistent than Walbank allowed in 1938. He found Polybius’ inclusion of tragic features and moral focus in contradiction with the historian’s earlier statements and usual style.
