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The '''Fourth Macedonian War''' ([[150 BC]] - [[148 BC]]) was the final war between Rome and [[Macedon]]. It came about as a result of the pretender [[Andriscus]]'s usurpation of the Macedonian throne, pretending to be the son of [[Perseus of Macedon|Perseus]], the last [[Kings of Macedon|King of Macedon]], deposed by the Romans after the [[Third Macedonian War]] in [[168 BC]]. Andriscus, after some early successes, was eventually defeated by the Roman general Caecilius Metellus at the [[Battle of Pydna (148 BC)|Battle of Pydna]] in [[148 BC]]. Two years later Macedonia became a Roman province.

==See also==
*[[Military history of Greece]]

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Irlandos: New page: The '''Fourth Macedonian War''' (150 BC - 148 BC) was the final war between Rome and Macedon. It came about as a result of the pretender Andriscus's usurpation of the Mace...