Andriscus aka Philip VI and the Fourth Macedonian War

Abstract The final chapter of the book gives an overview of Perseus’ reign and discusses Macedonia after the ending of the Antigonid dynasty and Rome’s attitude to the Greek mainland. Then it traces the rise of a new threat to Rome and its Macedonian settlement: the pretender Andriscus, who seized the throne and called himself Philip VI. Little is known of him, and he was in power only a short time before Rome declared war on him, the Fourth Macedonian War, ending in his defeat at the second battle of Pydna against a Roman army led by Metellus. After discussing all this, the chapter concludes with the view that Rome probably now turned Macedonia into a province and also absorbed Greece into its empire following clashes with the Achaeans ending in the destruction of Corinth. The chapter ends with some broad-brushstroke comments on Macedonia under Roman rule.