Battle of Pydna: Rome's decisive victory in the Third Macedonian War (168 BCE)The following account of the battle of Pydna, which took place on 22 June 168 BCE, was written by the Roman historian Livy, who uses as his source…
Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (r.306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (r.288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans (280-275).Macedonia
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Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (r.306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (r.288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans (280-275).Sicily
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Pyrrhus (319/318-272): king of Epirus (r.306-302 and 297-272) and Macedonia (r.288-284 and 273-272), well-known for his war against the Romans (280-275).Epirus
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Pythodoris (30/29 BCE - 38 CE): queen of Pontus (r.8 BCE - 38 CE).Born in Smyrna in 30 or 29 BCE, Pythodoris was a daughter of a man named Pythodorus of Tralles and a woman named Antonia, a daughter of…
Battle of Qarqar: one of the fights during the Assyrian king Šalmaneser III's campaign against the city states of Syria. The main source is the Kurkh Stela, which has become famous because it mentions king Ahab of Israel.Prelude
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Quaestor: Roman magistrate, responsible for fiscal administration.The word quaestor means "the one who asks questions". This magistrate is first mentioned in the Laws of the Twelve Tables, although there are reports about quaestors who served under the Roman kings. Their…
Quintillus: emperor of the Roman world (september 270).Names:
Date of birth and full name unknown (born in or near Sirmium)
First half September 270: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus
Second half September 270: lynched by soldiers
Successor of: Claudius II Gothicus
Main deeds
268 Procurator…